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PI88531: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ) NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IF CIPHERKEYS > 2

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • In RDz v9.5.1, it is found that if the server has the property
GSK_V3_CIPHER_SPECS set to more than 2 ciphers specs, a Java
FFSServerImpl: java.lang.NullPointerException.   may result when
a client attempts to connect.

Local fix

  • Allow smaller number of ciphers, for example:
GSK_V3_CIPHER_SPECS=9D9C

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All zOS Explorer and IDz users               *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: In z/OS Explorer, specifying a long     *
*                      list of ciphers in GSK_V3_CIPHER_SPECS  *
*                      may prevent the RSE server from         *
*                      starting.                               *
****************************************************************
In z/OS Explorer, specifying a long list of ciphers in
GSK_V3_CIPHER_SPECS may prevent the RSE server from starting.
Unexpectedly long option strings were truncated, leading to
NullPointerExceptions in RSE server startup

Problem conclusion

  • The zOS Explorer server modules are updated

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI88531
    • 

  • Reported component name
    ID/Z HOST
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724T0723
    • 

  • Reported release
    310
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2017-10-06
    • 

  • Closed date
    2017-12-12
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2018-01-03
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

    
UI52607
    

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Modules/Macros


    

  • FEJENF70 FEJJCNFG FEJJJCL  FEJJMON  FEJTSO   FEK1SMPE FEK2RCVE
FEK3ALOC FEK4ZFS  FEK5MKD  FEK6DDEF FEK7APLY FEK8ACPT FEK@CERR
FEK@CONE FEK@CONF FEK@CUST FEK@DEB  FEK@DESC FEK@FLOW FEK@GEN
FEK@GENW FEK@ISPF FEK@IVP  FEK@IVPD FEK@IVPW FEK@JCN1 FEK@JCNE
FEK@JESJ FEK@MAIN FEK@MIGO FEK@OPTE FEK@OPTG FEK@OPTN FEK@PRIM
FEK@RSE1 FEK@RSEO FEK@STRT FEK@TAB1 FEK@TAB2 FEK@TAB3 FEK@WRK1
FEK@WRK2 FEK@WRK3 FEK@WRK4 FEK@WRK5 FEKAPPCC FEKAPPCL FEKAPPCX
FEKDSI   FEKEESX0 FEKFASIZ FEKFBLD  FEKFCIPH FEKFCLIE FEKFCMOD
FEKFCMPR FEKFCMSG FEKFCOMM FEKFCOPY FEKFCOR6 FEKFCORE FEKFDBGM
FEKFDIR  FEKFDIR6 FEKFDIVP FEKFDST0 FEKFDST1 FEKFDST2 FEKFENVF
FEKFENVI FEKFENVP FEKFENVR FEKFENVS FEKFEPL  FEKFICUL FEKFISPF
FEKFIVP0 FEKFIVPA FEKFIVPD FEKFIVPI FEKFIVPJ FEKFIVPT FEKFJESM
FEKFJESU FEKFJVM  FEKFLDSI FEKFLDSL FEKFLEOP FEKFLOGS FEKFLPTH
FEKFMAI6 FEKFMAIN FEKFMINE FEKFMINS FEKFMNTL FEKFNTCE FEKFOMVS
FEKFPATT FEKFPRDS FEKFPTC  FEKFRIVP FEKFRMSG FEKFRSES FEKFRSRV
FEKFSCMD FEKFSEND FEKFSSL  FEKFSTUP FEKFT000 FEKFT001 FEKFT002
FEKFT003 FEKFTIVP FEKFTRKS FEKFTSO  FEKFUTIL FEKFVERS FEKFXITA
FEKFXITL FEKFZME  FEKFZMF  FEKFZOS  FEKHCONF FEKHCUST FEKHDEB
FEKHDESC FEKHFLOW FEKHGEN  FEKHISPF FEKHIVP  FEKHIVPD FEKHJESJ
FEKHMAIN FEKHMIGO FEKHOPTE FEKHOPTN FEKHPRIM FEKHRSE1 FEKHRSEO
FEKHSTRT FEKHTAB1 FEKHTAB2 FEKINIT  FEKKEYS  FEKLOGR  FEKLOGS
FEKM00   FEKM01   FEKM02   FEKMKDIR FEKMOUNT FEKMSGC  FEKMSGS
FEKRACF  FEKRSED  FEKSAPF  FEKSAPPL FEKSBPX  FEKSCLAS FEKSCLOG
FEKSCMD  FEKSCPYM FEKSCPYU FEKSDSN  FEKSENV  FEKSETUP FEKSISPF
FEKSJCFG FEKSJCMD FEKSJMON FEKSLPA  FEKSPROG FEKSPTKT FEKSRSED
FEKSSERV FEKSSTC  FEKSSU   FEKSUSER FEKXCFGE FEKXCFGI FEKXCFGM
FEKXCFGT FEKXMAIN FEKXML

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    EXP FOR Z/OS HO
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  • Fixed component ID
    5655EXP23
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R310  PSY  UI52607
       UP17/12/21  P  F712
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            03 January 2018
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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