PH60645: GENERIC SSL ERROR REPORTED DURING SOME OBSCURE TIMEOUT SCENARIOS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• SSL0212E: SSL Handshake Failed, Internal unknown error. Report
  problem to service...
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM HTTP Server with SSL       *
  *                  enabled                                     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Some failed SSL handshakes are reported *
  *                      with generic error SSL0212E. But        *
  *                      looking more closely, they              *
  *                      distinctly are associated with          *
  *                      unusually long delays.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When the SSLHandshakeTimeout is found to be expired during a
  write operation rather than a read, customized error messages
  like SSL0267E were not logged
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was updated to track write timeouts the same as read
  timeouts, allowing SSL0267E to be issued in more cases.
  Additional, trace was updated  provide more detail on
  potential causes of write timeouts.
  
  The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in IBM HTTP
  Server fix packs 8.5.5.26 and 9.0.5.20. For more information,
  see 'Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  IBM HTTP SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0801

Applicable component levels