IJ20939: PROBLEM WITH SECRET (SYMMETRIC) KEY ALGORITHM IN IBMJCEPLUS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: While updating/testing iKeyman and CMSprovider
  for IBMJCEplus, secret (Symmetric) key commands in iKeyman
  throws ?ObjectInputFilter REJECTED error as follows:-
  ikeycmd -keydb -create -db key1.jck -pw jjj
  ikeycmd -seckey -create -db key1.jck -pw jjj -label key1 -keyalg
  "aes" -keysize 128
  ikeycmd -seckey -list -db key1.jck -pw jjj
  May 23, 2019 11:33:52 AM java.io.ObjectInputStream filterCheck
  INFO: ObjectInputFilter REJECTED: class java.security.KeyRep,
  array length: -1, nRefs: 1, depth: 1, bytes: 138, ex: n/a
  May 23, 2019 11:33:52 AM java.io.ObjectInputStream filterCheck
  INFO: ObjectInputFilter REJECTED: class java.security.KeyRep,
  array length: -1, nRefs: 1, depth: 1, bytes: 138, ex: n/a
  May 23, 2019 11:33:52 AM java.io.ObjectInputStream filterCheck
  INFO: ObjectInputFilter REJECTED: class java.security.KeyRep,
  array length: -1, nRefs: 1, depth: 1, bytes: 138, ex: n/a
  May 23, 2019 11:33:52 AM java.io.ObjectInputStream filterCheck
  INFO: ObjectInputFilter REJECTED: class java.security.KeyRep,
  array length: -1, nRefs: 1, depth: 1, bytes: 138, ex: n/a
  May 23, 2019 11:33:53 AM java.io.ObjectInputStream filterCheck
  INFO: ObjectInputFilter REJECTED: class java.security.KeyRep,
  array length: -1, nRefs: 1, depth: 1, bytes: 138, ex: n/a
  May 23, 2019 11:33:53 AM java.io.ObjectInputStream filterCheck
  INFO: ObjectInputFilter REJECTED: class java.security.KeyRep,
  array length: -1, nRefs: 1, depth: 1, bytes: 138, ex: n/a
  No secret key was found in the key database.
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  

Local fix

• Force KeyGenerator to use IBMJCE instead.
  Eg: KeyGenerator keyGen = KeyGenerator.getInstance(?AES?,
  PROVIDER=?IBMJCE?);
  

Problem summary

• java.security.Keystore.getKey returns
  java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Rejected by the
  jceks.key.serialFilter or jdk.serialFilter property.
  

Problem conclusion

• Update includes 3 new entries ( java.lang.Enum; ,
  java.security.KeyRep;, java.security.KeyRep$Type;) to the
  ?jceks.key.serialFilter? attribute of the IBM Java 8
  java.security file.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR6       (8.0.6.0)
  .
  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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SECURITY

• Fixed component ID

  620700125

Applicable component levels