IT34154: OBJECT AGENT CERTIFICATE WITH INCORRECT FORMAT COPIED BY "COPY TO CLIPBOARD" ON OPERATIONS CENTER WHEN CREATING AN OBJECT

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center V8.1.11 Download

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After completing the wizard to create an object client on
  Operations Center, the page with "Important Setup Information"
  will be shown, including the access key ID, secret access key,
  endpoint and the agent certificate. When clicking the button
  "Copy to Clipboard" on this page, the agent certificate with
  incorrect format is copied. This will cause a failure due to
  certificate error when adding a Repository server on Spectrum
  Protect Plus server by directly pasting this certificate.
  
  
  Here is an example:
  
  The following text is copied via "Copy to Clipboard":
  
  Access key ID  PGVDVTUI581FYMEMS838  Secret access
  key  AAA3NnrFlK9Y2BEMZdoY6QgnMjv0bXC1LJgRKc9W  Endpoint 
  https://a.b.c.d:9000  Certificate -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----MII
  C9DCCAdygAwIBAgIIRLLpwek3n+4wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwGDEWMBQGA1UEAxM
  NOS4xMTAuMTc5LjI0OTAeFw0yMDA4MjEwOTM1NDRaFw0zMDA4MjAwOTM1NDRaMBg
  xFjAUBgNVBAMTDTkuMTEwLjE3OS4yNDkwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwA
  wggEKAoIBAQC8Cr4l2vyS4KnlRquv0PL5WqDa327XX+hrSbhuaDQ+O1WX4weFKOa
  4iOSVlX941RwlVNgw+SgPNPR3kC4GEZcAbbIuG822MWvWFQcHnHT8QUaZGSfj2Os
  CqquBDCRdj4aQkC+0tQQbPHLlgLE4eWdJQiq7XH4qjlIkpYTGoqxr7rUwekVfwcR
  VLZsz/HFKP9wg8ZomaaH5NWRnzuycFeUeDpjFUzVpu+SR/OU88njeopRpAout8Uh
  830ibsCk7NjtfzRLEc7WDNtYBwCVjfxaRC2iotHYr24u9oPDvdOCORl411E+67jP
  8p8d1KoAOAW12mAC9yp/RYwyFwqy7v+nxAgMBAAGjQjBAMB0GA1UdDgQWBBQ2Cbr
  HTJBf/Ar5KYb4Ud0ew3m4bTAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBQ2CbrHTJBf/Ar5KYb4Ud0ew3m
  4bTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEAnx/T4sahuGmuZSDqRgZFT2W6q5hcLY40qL4
  Cz1GjjjNxu2dVKHMuEqCKeF/YYVzzZb+jQYN0HwyhS/JmNW2bIHwiVHFg9ypNgRk
  L2yGMDxnMxOu4DTz1hFnqmOPInYTFW0lH9Rw+NgbxA/eXSiBUn7ZcCFXN3EkB9ZQ
  rBK8bqBBTphA5eS5qv4LMCNYcYQb6k65qQgLJxjBuAQDRvdZGGub087bSDtku+D/
  gwllRymwc5q/gyCjGDLkG0vPO07pUzjn9L5mRT6Bl0RJGlq8l9wDC/KCXlAl43w7
  ENrYfOjwVadw6KP8xDbMsk9duc3dpR02mAzWwsrQ8bqHa/C06QQ==-----END
  CERTIFICATE-----
  
  However, the agent certificate with correct
  format should be shown as below:
  -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
  MII
  C9DCCAdygAwIBAgIIRLLpwek3n+4wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwGDEWMBQGA1UE
  Ax
  MNOS4xMTAuMTc5LjI0OTAeFw0yMDA4MjEwOTM1NDRaFw0zMDA4MjAwOTM1NDRa
  M
  BgxFjAUBgNVBAMTDTkuMTEwLjE3OS4yNDkwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IB
  
  DwAwggEKAoIBAQC8Cr4l2vyS4KnlRquv0PL5WqDa327XX+hrSbhuaDQ+O1WX4weF
  
  KOa4iOSVlX941RwlVNgw+SgPNPR3kC4GEZcAbbIuG822MWvWFQcHnHT8QUaZGSf
  j
  2OsCqquBDCRdj4aQkC+0tQQbPHLlgLE4eWdJQiq7XH4qjlIkpYTGoqxr7rUwek
  Vf
  wcRVLZsz/HFKP9wg8ZomaaH5NWRnzuycFeUeDpjFUzVpu+SR/OU88njeopRpA
  out
  8Uh830ibsCk7NjtfzRLEc7WDNtYBwCVjfxaRC2iotHYr24u9oPDvdOCORl41
  1E+6
  7jP8p8d1KoAOAW12mAC9yp/RYwyFwqy7v+nxAgMBAAGjQjBAMB0GA1UdDgQ
  WBBQ2
  CbrHTJBf/Ar5KYb4Ud0ew3m4bTAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBQ2CbrHTJBf/Ar5KY
  b4Ud0e
  w3m4bTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEAnx/T4sahuGmuZSDqRgZFT2W6q
  5hcLY40
  qL4Cz1GjjjNxu2dVKHMuEqCKeF/YYVzzZb+jQYN0HwyhS/JmNW2bIHwi
  VHFg9ypN
  gRkL2yGMDxnMxOu4DTz1hFnqmOPInYTFW0lH9Rw+NgbxA/eXSiBUn7Z
  cCFXN3EkB
  9ZQrBK8bqBBTphA5eS5qv4LMCNYcYQb6k65qQgLJxjBuAQDRvdZGGu
  b087bSDtku
  +D/gwllRymwc5q/gyCjGDLkG0vPO07pUzjn9L5mRT6Bl0RJGlq8l9
  wDC/KCXlAl4
  3w7ENrYfOjwVadw6KP8xDbMsk9duc3dpR02mAzWwsrQ8bqHa/C06
  QQ==
  -----END CERTIFICATE-----
  
  This issue only occurs on Operations Center version 8.1.10 and
  later. Prior to version 8.1.10, only the access key ID, secret
  access key and endpoint is copied via "Copy to Clipboard", so
  the agent certificate can be copied separately with correct
  format.
  
  
  IBM Spectrum Protect versions affected:
  Spectrum Protect Operations Center version 8.1.10 and later
  
  Initial Impact:
  Medium
  

Local fix

• Copy the agent certificate via "View Certificate" on the page
  "Important Setup Information" when completing the wizard to
  create an object client.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center users.            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.11. Note that this is     *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  
  Affected platforms:  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

  TSM OPERATIONS

• Fixed component ID

  5608E01UI

Applicable component levels

• R818 PSY

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