IT25363: SYSPROC.MON_GET_CONNECTION DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN SECUREAND NON-SECURE CONNECTIONS TO A DATABASE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using SYSPROC.MON_GET_CONNECTION (and MON_GET_CONNECTIONS) to
  try to differentiate between secure and non-secure connections
  to a
  database.
  
  The definition of the client_protocol API element (in sqlmon.h)
  shows this should be possible.
  
  But the following example SQL returns TCPIP4 for both SSL &
  non-SSL connections.
  
  select client_protocol from
  table(sysproc.mon_get_connection(sysproc.mon_get_application_han
  dle(), -1));
  
  REPRO:
  
  db2 update dbm cfg using svcename 50000
  db2set DB2COMM=TCPIP
  db2stop
  db2start
  db2sampl -sql -xml
  db2 catalog TCPIP node loopback REMOTE localhost SERVER 50000
  db2 catalog db sample as RSAMPLE at NODE loopback
  
  db2 connect to rsample user <USERID> using <Password>
  db2 "select client_protocol from
  table(sysproc.mon_get_connection(sysproc.mon_get_application_han
  dle(), -1))"
  
  Then need to setup and configure SSL as per:
  
  Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support in a DB2 instance
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.
  ibm.db2.luw.admin.sec.doc/doc/t0025241.html?lang=en
  
  Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support in non-Java DB2
  clients
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_10.5.0/com.
  ibm.db2.luw.admin.sec.doc/doc/t0053518.html
  
  Then repeat the above or create a new connection using the SSL
  port.
  
  db2 update dbm cfg using ssl_svcename 50010
  db2set DB2COMM=SSL,TCPIP
  db2stop
  db2start
  db2 catalog TCPIP node ssldb REMOTE localhost SERVER 50010
  db2 catalog db sample as SSAMPLE at NODE ssldb
  db2 connect to ssample user <USERID> using <Password>
  db2 "select client_protocol from
  table(sysproc.mon_get_connection(sysproc.mon_get_application_han
  dle(), -1))"
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• First fixed in Db2 11.1 Mod 4 Fixpack 4
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IT08518

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 FOR LUW

• Fixed component ID

  DB2FORLUW

Applicable component levels

• RB10 PSN

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