IJ33579: JAVA.LANG.ILLEGALARGUMENTEXCEPTION:' WHEN THE JAVA.SECURITY FILE IS PARSED.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: Customer is getting
  'java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:  in security property.
  Constraint unknown: EC keySize < 224'.
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  N/A
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• In the java.security file for the entry
  jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms there is a new line character as "\"
  after 'DSEede' but the line is continued and no new line is
  used.
  

Problem conclusion

• The rest of the line after the "\" new line character was put in
  the next line for the entry jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms in
  java.security file.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR6 FP35  (8.0.6.35)
     7.1  SR4 FP90  (7.1.4.90)
     7    SR10 FP90 (7.0.10.90)
  .
  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

• Remove the new line character "\" from the entry
  jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms or to put the rest of the line after
  "\" in a new line.
  

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

  JAVA CLASS LIBS

• Fixed component ID

  620700130

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP