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IT40141: NATIVE PGP DECRYPTION OF FILE WITH .ASC FILE EXTENSION ADDS PERIOD TO END OF DECRYPTED FILE NAME

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When using Native PGP in SFG to decrypt files, if the file
    extension of the file being decrypted is either .pgp or .gpg,
    then the name showing for the decrypted file in the FG_0605
    event code ends with just a file extension, but if the file
    extension of the file being decrypted is .asc, then the name
    showing for the decrypted file in the FG_0605 event code has an
    extra period at the end of the file name. This is independent of
    whether or not the ASCII Armor check box is checked for the
    original consumer, meaning the consumer in the route that
    encrypted the file.
    
    Examples:
    name of encrypted file is file.txt.pgp --> FG_0605 event code
    reads Extracted PGP Layer from file 'file.txt'.
    name of encrypted file is file.txt.gpg --> FG_0605 event code
    reads Extracted PGP Layer from file 'file.txt'.
    name of encrypted file is file.txt.asc --> FG_0605 event code
    reads Extracted PGP Layer from file 'file.txt.'. [Note trailing
    period after "txt"]
    

Local fix

  • STRRTC - B2BISFG-61350
    MRC/MRC
    Circumvention: None
    

Problem summary

  •    Summary:
    Users Affected:
    All users
    
    Problem Description:
    When using Native PGP in SFG to decrypt files, if the file
    extension of the file being decrypted is either .pgp or .gpg,
    then the name showing for the decrypted file in the FG_0605
    event code ends with just a file extension, but if the file
    extension of the file being decrypted is .asc, then the name
    showing for the decrypted file in the FG_0605 event code has an
    extra period at the end of the file name. This is independent of
    whether or not the ASCII Armor check box is checked for the
    original consumer, meaning the consumer in the route that
    encrypted the file.
    Ex: name of encrypted file is file.txt.asc --> FG_0605 event
    code reads Extracted PGP Layer from file 'file.txt.'. [Note
    trailing period after "txt"]
    
    Platforms Affected: ALL
    

Problem conclusion

  •  Conclusion:
    Resolution Summary:
    We have made a change in Filegateway PGP extraction to properly
    remove trailing.
    
    Delivered in:
    6010102
    All future Fix Packs can be found in the Release Timeline Matrix
    - https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6194265.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT40141

  • Reported component name

    STR FILE GATEWA

  • Reported component ID

    5725D0700

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2022-03-03

  • Closed date

    2022-08-10

  • Last modified date

    2022-08-10

  • 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

    STR FILE GATEWA

  • Fixed component ID

    5725D0700

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS4TGX","label":"Sterling File Gateway"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"610","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
11 August 2022