IJ27251: SUPPORT DELAYED JCE PROVIDER SELECTION FOR RSAPSS AND OTHER CHANGES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: An internal test program failed with a
  NullPointerException when the following API was invoked with
  NULL PSSParameterSpec value.
  SharedSecrets.getJavaSecuritySignatureAccess().initSign(sig,
  rsaKeyPair.getPrivate(), pssParameterSpec, null).
  .
  Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.crypto.provider.RSAPSSSignature.encodeSignature(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.crypto.provider.RSAPSSSignature.engineSign(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  java.security.Signature$Delegate.engineSign(Signature.java:1382)
      at java.security.Signature.sign(Signature.java:698)
      at TestRSAPSS2.doSignature(TestRSAPSS2.java:3367)
      at TestRSAPSS2.testRSAPSS(TestRSAPSS2.java:634)
      at TestRSAPSS2.main(TestRSAPSS2.java:65)
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  com.ibm.crypto.provider.RSAPSSSignature.encodeSignature(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  com.ibm.crypto.provider.RSAPSSSignature.engineSign(Unknown
  Source)
      at
  java.security.Signature$Delegate.engineSign(Signature.java:1382)
      at java.security.Signature.sign(Signature.java:698)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Support delayed JCE provider selection for RSAPSS and other
  changes
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM and the RSAPSS Signature was fixed to support delayed
  JCE provider selection and calling with null PSSParameterSpec.
  SharedSecrets.getJavaSecuritySignatureAccess().initSign(sig,
  rsaKeyPair.getPrivate(), pssParameterSpec, null).
  SharedSecrets.getJavaSecuritySignatureAccess().initVerify(sig,
  rsaKeyPair.getPublic(), pssParameterSpec.
  RSAPSS Signature was fixed not to allow mixing of SHA-512 and
  SHA-512/224 or SHA512/256  truncated digests. The same digest
  must be specified both for MGF1 ParameterSpec and
  RSAPSSSIgnature.
  The associated Hursley RTC Problem Report is 144147
  The associated Austin GitHub tasks: 76, 79
  Austin Build Levels:  build_20200821-346
  File affected: ibmjceprovider.jar
  JVMs affected Java 8.0
  The fix was delivered for Java 8.0 SR6, FP25
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR6 FP25  (8.0.6.25)
  .
  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