IJ40383: WAS 290602 UNABLE TO CREATE CERTIFICATES WITH THE IBMJCEPLUSFIPS PROVIDER WITH THE NEWCERT() AND NEWSSCERT() APIS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message:
  com.ibm.security.certclient.base.PkRejectionException: 3008-714
  NoSuchAlgorithmException occurred. Check keyType and
   signing-algorithm specified correctly.
  (wraps:java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: no such
  algorithm:IBMSecureRandom for provider IBMJCEPlusFIPS)
  .
  Stack Trace:
  com.ibm.security.certclient.base.PkRejectionException: 3008-714
  NoSuchAlgorithmException occurred. Check keyType and
   signing-algorithm specified correctly. (wraps:
  java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException: no such algorithm:
  IBMSecureRandom for provider IBMJCEPlusFIPS)
   at
  sun.security.jca.GetInstance.getService(GetInstance.java:99)
   at
  sun.security.jca.GetInstance.getInstance(GetInstance.java:218)
   at
  java.security.SecureRandom.getInstance(SecureRandom.java:342)
   at
  com.ibm.security.certclient.util.PkSsCertFactory$PkSsCertImpl.ge
  nerateLocalKey(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.security.certclient.util.PkSsCertFactory$PkSsCertImpl.ge
  nerateKeyPairNCert(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.security.certclient.util.PkSsCertFactory$PkSsCertImpl.<i
  nit>(Unknown Source)
   at
  com.ibm.security.certclient.util.PkSsCertFactory.newSsCert(Unkno
  wn Source)
   exception 3008-714 NoSuchAlgorithmException
  occurred. Check keyType and signing-algorithm specified
  correctly.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Unable to create certificates when specifying IBMJCEPlusFIPS as
  the JCE Provider when using the newCert() and newSsCert() APIs.
  

Problem conclusion

• The SecureRandom algorithm "IBMSecureRandom" was dropped from
  FIPS compliance, but that Algorithm was the default used by Key
   Certificate Management during key generation. The
  code was modified to use "SHA2DRBG" as the SecureRandom
  algorithm as the default
   during key generation using the IBMJCEPlusFIPS
  provider.
   The associated Hursley RTC Problem Report is 147541
   The associated Austin GIT defect in IBMKCM#20
   The associated Austin APAR is N/A
   The associated WAS defect is 290602
   JVMs affected: Java 8.0
   The fix was delivered for Java 8 sr7 fp15
   The affected jar is ibmkeycert.jar
   The build level of this jar for the affected
  releases is Build-Date: 20220524--86
  
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Releases:
  .
  IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition
   8 SR7 FP15 (8.0.7.15)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  maintenance can be found at:
   https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk
  

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

  SECURITY

• Fixed component ID

  620700125

Applicable component levels