Modified script of obscure_passphrase.sh throws lot of Java exceptions

Troubleshooting

Problem

Symptom

The following modified script of obscure_passphrase.sh (work around for issue explained in NFX8076) throws lot of Java exceptions.

#!/bin/sh

#:ifdef WOODSTOCK_DIR

. &APP_DIR;/tmp.sh

#:else

. &BIN_DIR;/tmp.sh

#:endif

${JAVA.EN_US} -Dvendor=shell -DvendorFile=&PROP_DIR;/servers.properties -classpath &JAR_DIR;/bootstrapper.jar com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.noapp.NoAppLoader -f &PROP_DIR;/dynamicclasspath.cfg -class com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords -invokeargs "$@"

Error Message

And here is the stack trace obtained after this script is executed.

The encrypted value is:

Error closing stream...

java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.decryptPassphrase(WPasswor ds.java:133)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.decrypt(WPasswords.java:15 2)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.decrypt(WPasswords.java:14 6)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.EncryptionHandler.doDecrypt(Encryptio nHandler.java:40)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.install.interfaces.AbstractEncryptionHandler.decr ypt(AbstractEncryptionHandler.java:98)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.util.frame.Manager.decryptProperties(Manager.java :470)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.util.frame.Manager.decryptProperty(Manager.java:4 52)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.util.frame.Manager.handleEncryptedContent(Manager .java:427)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.util.frame.Manager.doStaticInit(Manager.java:411)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.util.frame.Manager.<clinit>(Manager.java:168)</di v>

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:194)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.util.frame.Component.init(Component.java:61)</div >

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.util.frame.log.LogService.<clinit>(LogService.jav a:103)

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:194)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.log.CryptoLogger.<clinit>(CryptoLogger.java:42)</d iv>

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:194)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.control.SCIMessageDigest.<clinit>(SCIMessageDigest .java:46)

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)

at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:194)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.provider.SCIPBEWrapper.<init>(SCIPBEWrapper.java:9 1)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.encryptPassphrase(WPasswor ds.java:162)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.encrypt(WPasswords.java:22 1)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.encrypt(WPasswords.java:21 6)

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.main(WPasswords.java:300)< /div>

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:79)</d iv>

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.jav a:43)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:618)

at com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.noapp.NoAppLoader.main(NoAppLoader.java:81)

An error occured attempting to decrypt property values in the property manager.

java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.sterlingcommerce.security.opsutilities.WPasswords.decryptPassphrase(WPasswor ds.java:127)