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3rd Party Certificate Authority configured Cognos Analytics yields a GSK_ERROR_BAD_CERT in the cbs_start_WebSphereLiberty.log

Troubleshooting


Problem

After configuring a Third Party Certificate Authority, Cognos Analytics does not start and the following error message is written to the cbs_start_WebSphereLiberty.log and cbs_run_WebSphereLiberty.log files

CAM-CRP-0321 The GSKit function 'gsk_secure_soc_init' failed with the error code ' GSK_ERROR_BAD_CERT'.

Symptom

Product does not start
Error message is written to the cbs_start_WebSphereLiberty.log file

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 January 2026

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ibm16378354