IT34426: CLARIFY DOCUMENTATION ON HOW TO USING PKCS12 KEYSTORES AND TRUSTSTORES

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The existing documentation on how to configure keystores and
  truststores correctly mentions that the PKCS12 format can be
  used. However the documentation incorrectly implies that the
  proper name for this format is "P12". Attempting to set "P12"
  as the keystore or truststore type will result in an invalid
  keystore format exception at runtime.
  
  The documentation should
  be updated to state that the correct type for such keystores is
  PKCS12, not P12.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of keystores and truststores in IBM App Connect
  Enterprise 11
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The Knowledge Center incorrectly refers to PKCS12 keystores as
  P12 keystores in a number of places, which incorrectly implies
  that this is a valid keystore type string that can be set in the
  server.conf.yaml and node.conf.yaml whenever a keystore or
  truststore type must be specified. This is incorrect, the
  correct keystore string for such keystores is "PKCS12" not
  "P12".
  

Problem conclusion

• The KC has been updated to refer to keystores and truststores as
  PKCS12 keystores and truststores rather than P12 keystores and
  truststores.
  

Temporary fix

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