IJ35090: DELIVER RESIGNED JARS USING SHA256WITHRSA TO JAVA 8 AND JAVA 7.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
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  Stack Trace: N/A
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  The jars have been resigned with SHA256withRSA to enhance the
  security of Jar verification.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Deliver resigned jars using  SHA256withRSA to Java 8 and Java 7
  to enhance the  security of jar verification.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM was updated to use the resigned jars.
  The associated Hursley RTC Problem Reports were: 146182, 146279,
  The associated Austin Git issues are:
  IBMJCEPlus - 348
  IBMJCE- 109
  IBMPKCS11Impl - 49, 43
  IBMJCEFW - 51, 53
  IBMCAC - 6
  The fix was delivered for Java 8 SR7, Java 70SR11,  and  Java
  71SR5
  The files affected for Java 8 SR7 are:
  ibmjcefw.jar
  ibmjceplus.jar,
  ibmjceprovider.jar
  ibmpkcs11impl.jar
  ibmcac.jar
  limited and unlimited policy jars
  jgskit.dll (win32, win64)
  llibjgskit.so on AIX(ppc, ppc64)
  libjgskit.so - Linux platforms
  libbjgsikt.so - zOS
  The GSKit Crypto For C native libraries.
  The files affected for Java 70SR11,  and  Java 71SR5:
  ibmjcefw.jar
  ibmjceplus.jar,
  ibmjceprovider.jar
  ibmpkcs11impl.jar
  ibmcac.jar
  limited and unlimited policy jars
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  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR7       (8.0.7.0)
     7    SR11      (7.0.11.0)
     7 R1 SR5       (7.1.5.0)
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  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