IV77077: KEYSTORE.GETCERTIFICATECHAIN() RETURNS NULL FOR PKCS12 KEYSTORE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: When calling KeyStore.getCertificateChain() on a
  PKCS12 keystore, a null object is returned even if there is a
  certificate chain corresponding to the given private key
  existing on the keystore.
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The issue is not all certificates in the keystore are checked to
  find the leaf certificate
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix is to check all certificates in the keystore to find the
  leaf certificate.
  The associated RTC PR is 98955
  The associated Austin CMVC defect is 116856
  The associated APAR is IV76095
  JVMs affected : Java 8.0
  The fix was delivered for Java 8.0 SR2
  The affected jar is "ibmjceprovider.jar".
  The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
  "20150825"
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
   8 SR2 (8.0.2.0)
  .
  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

• R270 PSY

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