IJ03969: IBMPKCS11IMPL CRYPTO PROVIDER - DEBUG TRACING ERROR IN THE PKCS11KEYSTORE CLASS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.crypto.pkcs11impl.provider.PKCS11KeyStore.engineSetKeyEn
  try(PKCS11KeyStore.java:617)
   at java.security.KeyStore.setKeyEntry(KeyStore.java:1151)
   at
  tests.com.ibm.jtc.zosSec.testKeystore.main(testKeystore.java:201
  )
  .
  The customer experienced a NullPointerException with debug
  tracing enabled for the IBMPKCS11Impl crypto provider. The
  customer's code was calling KeyStore.setKeyEntry( ) with a null
  certificate chain. The KeyStore being used was "PKCS11IMPLKS".
  

Local fix

• Do not enable debug tracing for the IBMPKCS11Impl provider.
  Debug tracing is "enabled" by adding the following java
  argument: -Djava.secrity.debug=pkcs11impl"
  

Problem summary

• The debug tracing logic within the IBMPKCS11Impl provider's
  PKCS11KeyStore class was unprepared to handle a null certificate
  chain received on a setKeyEntry() call.
  

Problem conclusion

• The debug tracing logic within the IBMPKCS11Impl provider's
  PKCS11KeyStore class has been modified to anticipate that a null
  certificate chain may be received on a setKeyEntry( ) call.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
   8 SR5 FP11 (8.0.5.11)
   6 SR16 FP65 (6.0.16.65)
   7 SR10 FP25 (7.0.10.25)
   7 R1 SR4 FP25 (7.1.4.25)
   6 R1 SR8 FP65 (6.1.8.65)
  .
  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