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IT31857: LDAP AUTHENTICATION PROBLEM WITH IBM STERLING FILE GATEWAY

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • SFG is passing on wrong or no password to LDAP authentication
as a result of a security fix.

Local fix

  • B2BISFG-51249

Problem summary

  • Users Affected:
All


Problem Description:

External users of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator not able to login
into the application.

Showing below error in the logs:
] ERROR LDAPAuthentication ......bind as user NAMING EXCEPTION:
[] ERROR [1577091579765] [LDAP: error code 49 - 80090308:
LdapErr: DSID-0C09042A, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error,
data 52e, v3839 ]
 [] ERRORDTL
[1577091579765]javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP:
error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C09042A, comment:
AcceptSecurityContext error, data 52e, v3839 ]

Platforms Affected:
All

Problem conclusion

  •  Resolution Summary:
 A code fix is provided.
External users are validated using LDAP authentication.
The password validation logic was fixed to validated against a
correctly decoded password.

Delivered in:
5020603_14
5020604_4
5020605_2
6000302
6000202

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IT31857
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  • Reported component name
    STR B2B INTEGRA
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5725D0600
    • 

  • Reported release
    526
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2020-02-13
    • 

  • Closed date
    2020-03-13
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2020-09-02
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    STR B2B INTEGRA
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5725D0600
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Applicable component levels


    








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            03 September 2020
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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