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IV36882: ONLY NIST RECOMMENDED ELLIPTIC CURVES SHOULD BE ADDED IN HELLO E XTENSION IN FIPS MODE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: N/A
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Stack Trace: N/A
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When com.ibm.jsse2.usefipsprovider=true, only NIST recommended
elliptic curves (see FIPS 186-3) should be included in Hello
Extension.
Note that when the deprecated property
com.ibm.jsse2.JSSEFIPS=true is specified, cipher suites with EC
key exchange are not allowed. Thus no curve names will be sent
in Hello Extension.

Local fix

  • N/A

Problem summary

  • Only NIST recommended Elliptic Curves should be added in Hello
Extension in FIPS mode

Problem conclusion

  • This defect will be fixed in:
7.0.0 SR4FP1
6.0.1 SR5FP1
6.0.0 SR13FP1
.
A fix is made to IBMJSSE2 provider to use only NIST recommended
Elliptic Curves in FIPS mode
The associated Hursley CMVC defect is 196129
The associated Austin CMVC defect is 113471
JVMs affected: Java 7 SR3, Java 6 R26 SR4, Java 6 SR12
The fix was delivered for Java 7 SR4FP1, Java 6 R26 SR5FP1, Java
6 SR13FP1.
The affected jar is "ibmjsseprovider2.jar".
The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
"20130208"

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV36882
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  • Reported component name
    SECURITY
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  • Reported component ID
    620700125
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  • Reported release
    260
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
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  • Submitted date
    2013-02-18
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  • Closed date
    2013-03-18
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  • Last modified date
    2013-03-18
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    SECURITY
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  • Fixed component ID
    620700125
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R260  PSY
       UP
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  • R600  PSY
       UP
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            Modified date:
            

            07 December 2020
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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