PM20000: UNABLE TO VIEW CERTIFICATES USING ADMIN CONSOLE FOR A KEYRING CREATED FOR THE SERVANT REGION USERID ONLY

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

If a user creates a keyring in RACF for the servant region
userid only, not the control region userid, and then creates a
keystore or truststore that points to that keyring, then the
certificates can't be viewed by the admin console.

With SSL=all trace enabled:

The following error surfaces in the control region indicating
that the  keyring does not exist for the control region userid
which it doesn't.

---------
Trace: 2010/07/23 19:56:19.588 01 t=8C2608 c=UNK key=S2
(13007002)
   ThreadId: 00000016
   FunctionName: com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore
   SourceId: com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore
   Category: FINEST
   ExtendedMessage: Cannot open keystore URL and since this is a
RACFKS,
we will return null: ; java.io.IOException: R_datalib (IRRSD
 L00) error: profile for ring not found (8, 8, 84)
  at com.ibm.crypto.provider.RACFInputStream.a(Unknown Source)
  at com.ibm.crypto.provider.RACFInputStream.<init>(Unknown
  at com.ibm.crypto.provider.safkeyring.a.getInputStream(Unknown
  at java.net.URL.openStream(URL.java:1011)
com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.openKeyStore(WSKeyStore.java:11
  at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore$1.run(WSKeyStore.java:807)
com.ibm.ws.security.util.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessCon
com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.do_getKeyStore(WSKeyStore.java:
com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.getKeyStore(WSKeyStore.java:874
com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.invokeKeyStoreCommand(WSKeyStor
com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.invokeKeyStoreCommand(WSKeyStor
com.ibm.ws.ssl.core.SSLAdmin.invokeRemoteKeyStoreCommand(SSLAdmi
com.ibm.ws.ssl.core.SSLAdminProxy.invokeRemoteKeyStoreCommand(SS
oxy.java:281)
....
---------

You will also find an FFDC log owned by the control region useid
with the above stacktrace as well.

The RACF adminstrator can confirm that the keyring exists for
the servant region userid, but not for the control region userid
by issuing the sample RACF command

RACDCERT LISTRING(KEYRING) ID(CNTL_USERID)
RACDCERT LISTRING(KEYRING) ID(SRVNT_USERID)

Where CNTL_USERID is the control region userid,
SRVNT_USERID is the servant region userid, and
KEYRING is the KEYRING that is defined for the servant region
userid.

Local fix

Define a keyring for the control region userid with the same
name as the servant region keyring name.  The keyring does not
have to have any certificates on it.

RACDCERT ADDRING(KEYRING) ID(CNTL_USERID)

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server V7.0                                 *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If a user creates a keyring in RACF     *
*                      for the servant region                  *
*                      userid only, not the control region     *
*                      userid, and then creates a              *
*                      keystore or truststore that points to   *
*                      that keyring, then the                  *
*                      certificates can't be viewed by the     *
*                      admin console.                          *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
WebSphere Application Server was incorrectly marking the
keystore as Read/Write internally. Exception handling was
driven due to a failed attempt to create a writable keystore.

Problem conclusion

WebSphere Application Server was modified to correctly mark
the keystore as ReadOnly.

APAR PM20000 is currently targeted for inclusion in
Service Level 7.0.0.15 of WebSphere
Application Server.

Please refer to URL:
//www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
for Fix Pack availability.

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PM20000
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655I3500
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-08-06
Closed date
2010-10-11
Last modified date
2011-04-04

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

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655I3500

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY UK65060
UP11/03/04 P F103

Fix is available

Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

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Modified date:
24 October 2021

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PM20000: UNABLE TO VIEW CERTIFICATES USING ADMIN CONSOLE FOR A KEYRING CREATED FOR THE SERVANT REGION USERID ONLY

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

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Temporary fix

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PE

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APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Fixed component name

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY UK65060

Fix is available

Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

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