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IJ03969: IBMPKCS11IMPL CRYPTO PROVIDER - DEBUG TRACING ERROR IN THE PKCS11KEYSTORE CLASS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: N/A
    .
    Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at
    com.ibm.crypto.pkcs11impl.provider.PKCS11KeyStore.engineSetKeyEn
    try(PKCS11KeyStore.java:617)
        at java.security.KeyStore.setKeyEntry(KeyStore.java:1151)
        at
    tests.com.ibm.jtc.zosSec.testKeystore.main(testKeystore.java:201
    )
    .
    The customer experienced a NullPointerException with debug
    tracing enabled for the IBMPKCS11Impl crypto provider.  The
    customer's code was calling KeyStore.setKeyEntry( ) with a null
    certificate chain.  The KeyStore being used was "PKCS11IMPLKS".
    

Local fix

  • Do not enable debug tracing for the IBMPKCS11Impl provider.
    Debug tracing is "enabled" by adding the following java
    argument:    -Djava.secrity.debug=pkcs11impl"
    

Problem summary

  • The debug tracing logic within the IBMPKCS11Impl provider's
    PKCS11KeyStore class was unprepared to handle a null certificate
    chain received on a setKeyEntry() call.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The debug tracing logic within the IBMPKCS11Impl provider's
    PKCS11KeyStore class has been modified to anticipate that a null
    certificate chain may be received on a setKeyEntry( ) call.
    .
    This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
       8    SR5 FP11  (8.0.5.11)
       6    SR16 FP65 (6.0.16.65)
       7    SR10 FP25 (7.0.10.25)
       7 R1 SR4 FP25  (7.1.4.25)
       6 R1 SR8 FP65  (6.1.8.65)
    .
    Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
    Refreshes and Fix Packs.
    For those running stand-alone, information about the available
    Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
               https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ03969

  • Reported component name

    SECURITY

  • Reported component ID

    620700125

  • Reported release

    270

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-02-06

  • Closed date

    2018-02-28

  • Last modified date

    2018-02-28

  • 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

    SECURITY

  • Fixed component ID

    620700125

Applicable component levels

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 December 2020