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PM79063: DFHWB0732 MESSAGE IS ISSUED BECAUSE THE SSL HANDSHAKE HAS FAILED WITH GSK_ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • You are receiving many DFHWB0732 messages.
    DFHWB0732 CWXN CICS WEB ATTACH PROCESSING ENCOUNTERED A
     SOCKETS I/O ERROR WHILE RECEIVING A CLIENT REQUEST.
     HOST IP ADDRESS: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
     CLIENT IP ADDRESS: yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
     TCPIPSERVICE: zzzzzzz
    .
    The trace shows the following exception entry:
        SYSTEM_SSL_ERROR
        GSK_RESPONSE(GSK_ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED)
        FUNCTION(SECURE_SOC_INIT) RESPONSE(EXCEPTION)
        REASON(CONNECTION_CLOSED)
        GSK_RETURN_CODE(1B5)CIPHER_SELECTED()
    .
    Further analysis, found that DFHSOSE only has code to detect
    GSK_ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED and return as a connection_closed
    response. All other errors get returned as handshake_error
    which is just a generic io_error by the time the call returns
    to DFHWBXN. This causes the DFHWB0732. If
    GSK_ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED is handled in the same way as
    GSK_ERR_SOCKET_CLOSED. This will eliminate the DFHWB0732
    message. Additional Symptoms and Keywords: KIXREVxxx
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All.                                         *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DFHWB0732 when an SSL TCPIP connection  *
    *                      is unexpectedly closed during handshake *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    A request is received on an HTTP SSL TCP/IP service. The
    requestor immediately closes the connection before the SSL
    handshake can complete. The receive issued by the SSL handshake
    process gets a reason of connection_closed with a
    gsk_return_code of gsk_err_connection_closed. This reason code
    is not handled so the default handshake_error is returned.
    This in turn causes message DFHWB0732 to be issued.
    
    Additional keywords: WB0732 MSGDFHWB0732 HTTPS
    

Problem conclusion

  • DFHSOSE has been changed in routine sose_call_secure_soc_init
    to check for reason code sose_connection_closed with a
    sose_gsk_return_code of gsk_err_connection_closed and if found,
    return that instead of the default handshake_error.
    

Temporary fix

  • FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM79063

  • Reported component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V4

  • Reported component ID

    5655S9700

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2012-12-12

  • Closed date

    2013-05-15

  • Last modified date

    2013-07-02

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    PM87710 UK94854

Modules/Macros

  •    DFHSOSE
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V4

  • Fixed component ID

    5655S9700

Applicable component levels

  • R700 PSY UK94854

       UP13/06/10 P F306

Fix is available

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 July 2013