PK73126: SOCKS5 AUTHENTICATION FAILS Because of wrong encoding

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• Error Message:
  java.net.SocketException: SOCKS : authentication failed, General
  SOCKS server
  .
  Stack Trace:
  java.net.SocketException: SOCKS : authentication failed, General
  SOCKS server failure
      at
  java.net.SocksSocketImpl.authenticate(SocksSocketImpl.java:216)
      at
  java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:386)
      at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:479)
      at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:429)
      at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:336)
      at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:152)
  .
  This problem is seen on Java 142 on z/OS and not Java 5 and 6 on
  z/OS.
  
  
  Java 1.4.2 improperly expects arguments to the authenticate
  function in ISO-8859-1 rather than the correct platform
  encoding. (It is java's responsibility to convert the strings as
  appropriate.)
  
  Java 5.0 and 6 are not affected. (They correctly expect the
  input in platform encoding.)
  

Local fix

• Users should be passing their credentials in native encoding,
  EBCDIC on z/OS, and Java should do the conversion from native
  encoding to ISO-8859-1.
  
  As a workaround users of SOCKS5 authentication can pass their
  credentials to Java in an ISO-8859-1 encoding, Until such time
  as there is a fix for this APAR.
  
  Java 5.0 and 6 are not affected by this issue and correctly
  interpret the input using platform encoding.
  

Problem summary

• This problem has been fixed in Java 5 (and later) but will not
  be fixed in Java 142. In order to use SOCKS5 authentication with
  Java 142 on z/OS please pass username and password in ISO-8859-1
  encoding.
  

Problem conclusion

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

  JAVA(1.3/1.4 CO

• Fixed component ID

  5648C9800

Applicable component levels

• R42A PSY

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