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IJ12895: UPDATE IBMCAC.JAVA SELF-VERIFICATION CERT TO IBMPROVIDER5

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: IBMCAC throws a provider exception with error
    message, "The IBMCAC provider may have been tampered with."
    .
    Stack Trace: N/A
    .
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • During initialization, IBMCAC throws a provider exception with
    error message, "The IBMCAC provider may have been tampered
    with", because the internal IBMCAC.java certificate doesn't
    match the one in the ibmcac.jar MANIFEST.MF file.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Updated IBMCAC.java self-verification cert to match the one for
    ibmprovider5.
    The associated Hursley RTC Problem Report is 139916
    The associated Austin CMVC defect is 117990
    The fix was delivered for:
       Java 8.0 SR5 FP30
       Java 7.0 SR10 FP40
       Java 727 SR4 FP40
       Java 6.0 SR17
       Java 626 SR9
    The affected jar is ibmcac.jar, build level 20181212
    .
    This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
       8    SR5 FP30  (8.0.5.30)
       7    SR10 FP40 (7.0.10.40)
       7 R1 SR4 FP40  (7.1.4.40)
    .
    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 number

    IJ12895

  • Reported component name

    SECURITY

  • Reported component ID

    620700125

  • Reported release

    270

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-01-20

  • Closed date

    2019-01-22

  • Last modified date

    2019-01-22

  • 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

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSNVBF","label":"Runtimes for Java Technology"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"270","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB36","label":"IBM Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
07 December 2020