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PH06256: CWWKS1739E: A SIGNING KEY REQUIRED BY SIGNATURE ALGORITHM [RS256] WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN UPGRADING TO 18.0.0.3

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When upgrading to 18.0.0.3, OpenIdConnect clients might see
    the
    following error:
    CWWKS1739E: A signing key required by signature algorithm
    [RS256] was not available.
    
    followed by
    
    CWWKS1725E: The resource server failed to validate the
    access
    token because the validationEndpointUrl null was either not
    a
    valid URL or could not perform the validation.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All Users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server Liberty - OpenID Connect             *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CWWKS1739E error may occur when using   *
    *                      OpenID Connect in 18.0.0.3              *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    In Liberty 18.0.0.3, when using OpenIdConnect you may see the an
    error like the following in messages.log:
    
    [11/15/18 16:33:55:696 EST] 0008f271
    .ibm.ws.security.openidconnect.client.jose4j.util.Jose4jUtil E
    CWWKS1737E: The OpenID Connect client [null] failed to validate
    the JSON Web Token. The cause of the error was: [CWWKS1739E: A
    signing key required by signature algorithm [RS256] was not
    available. ]
    
    followed by
    
    CWWKS1725E: The resource server failed to validate the access
    token because the validationEndpointUrl null was either not a
    valid URL or could not perform the validation.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A NullPointerException in the JWKRetreiver class is causing this
    issue.  The JWKRetreiver class is updated to rectify the
    problem.
    
    The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
    pack 18.0.0.4.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for
    delivery information:
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH06256

  • Reported component name

    LIBERTY PROF -

  • Reported component ID

    5655W6514

  • Reported release

    CD0

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-12-10

  • Closed date

    2019-01-24

  • Last modified date

    2019-04-09

  • 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

    LIBERTY PROF -

  • Fixed component ID

    5655W6514

Applicable component levels

  • RCD0 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 September 2021