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Question
In WebSphere MQ, why am I getting AMQ9660: SSL key repository: password stash file absent or unusable. error when setting up SSL?
ERROR LOG:
AMQ9660: SSL key repository: password stash file absent or unusable.
EXPLANATION: The SSL key repository cannot be used because MQ cannot obtain a password to access it. Reasons giving rise to this error include:
Error message
(a) the key database file and password stash file are not present in the location configured for the key repository,
(b) the key database file exists in the correct place but that no password stash file has been created for it,
(c) the files are present in the correct place but the userid under which MQ is running does not have permission to read them,
(d) one or both of the files are corrupt.
trace:
AMQ9660 rrcE_SSL_BAD_KEYFILE_PASSWORD
(a) the key database file and password stash file are not present in the location configured for the key repository,
(b) the key database file exists in the correct place but that no password stash file has been created for it,
(c) the files are present in the correct place but the userid under which MQ is running does not have permission to read them,
(d) one or both of the files are corrupt.
trace:
AMQ9660 rrcE_SSL_BAD_KEYFILE_PASSWORD
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Modified date:
28 April 2025
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ibm16251231