IJ01501: KEYTOOL HELP INFORMATION FOR -CERTREQ, -SELFCERT AND -GENCRL COMMANDS ARE INCORRECT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The help information displayed for the following
  keytool commands are incorrect:
  keytool -certreq -help does not show -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions as a valid option.
  keytool -selfcert -help does not show -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions as a valid option.
  keytool -gencrl -help shows incorrectly -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions as a valid option.
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  While the help information is incorrect, keytool -certreq
  command processes the -ext X.509_certificate_extensions
  correctly and the extensions are added to the certificate
  request.
  Similarly, the keytool -selfcert command processes the -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions correctly and the extensions are
  added to the self signed certificate.
  The keytool -gencrl command ignores the -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions while generating a CRL file.
  

Local fix

• The problem can be worked around by specifying the -ext option
  as argument while generating (-certreq) certificate requests and
  self signed certificates(-selfcert).
  

Problem summary

• The help information displayed for the following keytool
  commands are incorrect:
  Keytool -certreq -help does not show -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions as a valid option.
  keytool -selfcert -help does not show -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions as a valid option.
  keytool -gencrl -help shows incorrectly -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions as a valid option.
  

Problem conclusion

• The keytool has been updated to display -ext
  X.509_certificate_extensions as a valid option for -certreq and
  -selfcert commands.
  The keytool has been updated not to display -ext as a valid
  option while generating a CRL file.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
   7 SR10 FP15 (7.0.10.15)
   8 SR5 FP5 (8.0.5.5)
   7 R1 SR4 FP15 (7.1.4.15)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
   https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

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:

• Fixed component name

  SECURITY

• Fixed component ID

  620700125

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R270 PSY

     UP