IJ48740: KEYTOOL ERROR WHEN A KEYSTORE IS CREATED WITH "-EXT EXTENDEDKEYUSAGE=SERVERAUTH"

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• keytool error (likely untranslated):
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.util.Vector
  incompatible with [Ljava.lang.Object;
  
  Stack Trace, if applicable:
  
  java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.Vector incompatible with
  [Ljava.lang.Object;
  at java.lang.reflect.Array.getLength(Array.java:255)
  at com.ibm.security.x509.ExtKeyUsageExtension.<init>(ExtKeyUsag
  eExtension.java:227)
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 1662)
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 434)
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 4337)
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 14)
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.main(Bytecode PC: 13)
  
  Other Error Information, as reported by customer: This problem
  happens with IBM Java SDK 8.0.8.10, but not happen with IBM Java
  SDK 8.0.8.6.
  
  Workaround: none
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Keytool error when a keystore is created with "-ext
  ExtendedKeyUsage=serverAuth"
  
  ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  
  When a keystore is created by the keytool command with "-ext
  ExtendedKeyUsage=serverAuth", it fails with the following error.
  
  keytool error (likely untranslated):
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: java.util.Vector
  incompatible with [Ljava.lang.Object;
  
  The stack trace is:
  
  java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.Vector incompatible with
  [Ljava.lang.Object;
  
  at java.lang.reflect.Array.getLength(Array.java:255)
  
  at
  com.ibm.security.x509.ExtKeyUsageExtension.<init>(ExtKeyUsageExt
  ension.java:227)
  
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 1662)
  
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 434)
  
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 4337)
  
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.a(Bytecode PC: 14)
  
  at com.ibm.crypto.tools.KeyTool.main(Bytecode PC: 13)
  
  This problem happens with IBM Java SDK 8.0.8.10, but not happens
  with IBM Java SDK 8.0.8.6.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was caused by a missing constructor. 
  
  A fix is made to ibmjceprovider.jar and ibmpkcs.jar.
  
  The associated Hursley RTC Problem Report is 149956.
  
  The associated Austin APAR is IJ48740.
  
  IBMJCE Git issue# is 217.
  
  IBMPKCS Git issue# is 166.
  
  JVMs affected: Java 8.
  
  The fix was delivered for Java 8 SR8 FP15 (CR23_04).
  
  The affected jar is "ibmjceprovider.jar" and "ibmpkcs.jar".
  
  The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
  build_20230926-32 for ibmjceprovider.jar and build_20230926-35
  for ibmpkcs.jar.
  

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

  TIV JAVA CRYPTO

• Fixed component ID

  TIVSECJCE

Applicable component levels