IT38282: CONNECTING WITH SSL CAN THROW "ILLEGALARGUMENTEXCEPTION: TLSV1.3"

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Setting up a connection with
  
  "jdbc:informix-sqli://machine:12345/sysmaster:informixserver=tes
  t_ssl;user=myuser;password=mypassword;";
  
  Properties prop = new Properties();
  prop.put("SSL_TRUSTSTORE", "<keystore path>");
  prop.put("SSL_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD", "<password>");
  prop.put("SSLCONNECTION", "true");
  
  can fail with:
  
  Socket connection to server (test_ssl@machine:12345) failed.
  Check your server is reachable from this client on the host:port
  specified.
  java.sql.SQLException: Socket connection to server
  (test_ssl@machine:12345) failed. Check your server is reachable
  from this client on the host:port specified.
          at
  com.informix.jdbc.IfxSqliConnect.<init>(IfxSqliConnect.java:1536
  )
          at
  com.informix.jdbc.IfxDriver.connect(IfxDriver.java:167)
          at
  java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:664)
          at
  java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:208)
          at TestJdbc.main(TestJdbc.java:40)
  Caused by: com.informix.asf.IfxASFException: Socket connection
  to server (test_ssl@machine:12345) failed. Check your server is
  reachable from this client on the host:port specified.
          at
  com.informix.util.IfxErrMsg.getLocIfxASFException(IfxErrMsg.java
  :585)
          at
  com.informix.asf.Connection.openSocket(Connection.java:1684)
          at
  com.informix.asf.Connection.connect(Connection.java:333)
          at
  com.informix.asf.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:327)
          at
  com.informix.jdbc.IfxSqliConnect.<init>(IfxSqliConnect.java:1261
  )
          ... 4 more
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: TLSv1.3
          at
  sun.security.ssl.ProtocolVersion.valueOf(ProtocolVersion.java:18
  7)
          at
  sun.security.ssl.ProtocolList.convert(ProtocolList.java:84)
          at
  sun.security.ssl.ProtocolList.<init>(ProtocolList.java:52)
          at
  sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.setEnabledProtocols(SSLSocketImpl
  .java:2538)
          at
  com.informix.asf.Connection.openSocket(Connection.java:1629)
          ... 7 more
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of Informix JDBC prior to 4.50.JC7.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to Informix JDBC 4.50.JC7.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in Informix JDBC 4.50.JC7.
  

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

  IBM CSDK

• Fixed component ID

  5724C2381

Applicable component levels