z/OS Communications Server: IP Messages Volume 2 (EZB, EZD)
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EZD1324I

z/OS Communications Server: IP Messages Volume 2 (EZB, EZD)
SC27-3655-01

EZD1324I
CERTIFICATE ( label ) CANNOT BE USED TO CREATE A SIGNATURE AND IS NOT A CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY CERTIFICATE

Explanation

A certificate in the network security server certificate repository cannot be used to create a digital signature and is not a Certificate Authority certificate. A certificate must contain a private key to be used to create a signature.

If a KeyUsage extension is present in the certificate the digitalSignature bit must be set.

To be a Certificate Authority certificate the certificate must meet one of the following conditions:
  • The certificate contains a basic constraints extension that indicates that the subject of this certificate is a Certificate Authority.
  • The certificate does not contain a basic constraints extension, but the certificate is marked as trusted in the certificate repository and the issuer name in the certificate is equal to the subject name in the certificate (that is, it is self signed).
In the message text:
label
The certificate repository label identifying the certificate.

System action

The certificate is ignored by the network security services daemon. Processing continues.

Operator response

None.

System programmer response

If this certificate is intended to be used on behalf of a network security services (NSS) client to create a signature, then verify that the private key is stored in the certificate repository. If the private key is not stored in the repository remove the certificate from the repository and add it back to the repository with its private key. If the KeyUsage extension is present in the certificate and the digitalSignature bit is not set, the certificate cannot be used to create a signature. A new certificate must be obtained. If this certificate is intended to be used as a Certificate Authority certificate and it is self-signed, then verify that it is marked as trusted. If it is not self-signed then the certificate cannot be used as a Certificate Authority certificate. A new certificate must be obtained.

User response

None.

Problem determination

Not applicable.

Source

z/OS® Communications Server TCP/IP: Network Security Server

Module

CertRepository.cpp

Routing code

10

Descriptor code

12

Example

EZD1324I CERTIFICATE ( CERTWITHNOKEY ) CANNOT BE USED TO CREATE A SIGNATURE AND IS NOT A 
    CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY CERTIFICATE

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