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PH15505: COLLECTIVES KEYSTORE MISMATCH

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The collective default keystore format has changed with
    version
    19.0.0.3 and onwards from JKS to PKCS12.
    
    When trying to join an application that was installed on
    version 19.0.0.6 core to a Liberty collective controller
    which
    was created on Liberty v ersion18.0.0.4., it had *.p12
    keystores produced by the collective join command but *.jks
    keystores in the resources folder:
    
    17608565 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 jxadmin wasadmin 3339 Aug 5 14:09
    resources/collective/serverIdentity.jks
    17608566 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 jxadmin wasadmin 1932 Aug 5 14:09
    resources/collective/collectiveTrust.jks
    26724966 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 jxadmin wasadmin 3169 Aug 5 14:09
    resources/security/key.jks
    26724969 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 jxadmin wasadmin 1932 Aug 5 14:09
    resources/security/trust.p12
    
    Because of the mismatch in keystore types, the applications
    do
    not work.
    

Local fix

  • 1, Rename the trust.p12 under resources/security to trust.jks
    (it really does get created as a JKS file format but named as
    .p12)
    2, Rename all of the .p12 references in server.xml for the new
    uplevel member to .jks
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  Users who set up a collective controller    *
    *                  prior to 19.0.0.3, and adding a member at   *
    *                  or above 19.0.0.3 level to the controller   *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Controller to member communication      *
    *                      fails after joining a new collective    *
    *                      member to a collective controller that  *
    *                      was created prior to 19.0.0.3.          *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    If a collective member is added to a collective controller that
    was created prior to 19.0.0.3, the collective join command will
    create a trust keystore of type JKS but with an incorrect file
    extension of .p12.  Also, the collective configuration snippet
    of xml is created with a .p12 extension for all keystores where
    the keystore type for each should be .jks.  This will prevent
    future communication between the collective controller and the
    member that is being joined.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

  • 1) Rename the trust.p12 under resources/security to trust.jks
    2) Rname all of the .p12 references in server.xml for the new
    uplevel member to .jks
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH15505

  • Reported component name

    LIBERTY PROFILE

  • Reported component ID

    5724J0814

  • Reported release

    CD0

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-08-12

  • Closed date

    2019-08-21

  • Last modified date

    2019-08-21

  • 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

    LIBERTY PROFILE

  • Fixed component ID

    5724J0814

Applicable component levels

  • RCD0 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 October 2021