PI09785: EXPORTED WS-SECURITY POLICY BINDINGS WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORDS MAY BE UNUSABLE

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

A general policy binding is exported from an application
server that has custom password encryption.  That general
binding is then imported into another application server.
When the binding is attached to and used by a JAX-WS
application, an error similar to the following occurs:

CWWSS7315E: Caught an exception attempting to create default
configuration objects.  The following exception occurred:
com.ibm.wsspi.wssecurity.core.  SoapSecurityException:
CWWSS5003E: The
/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/etc/ws-security/samples/ key
store cannot be read because an IOException error occurred.:
java.io.IOException: Keystore was tampered with, or password
was incorrect.

Local fix

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Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All administrators of IBM WebSphere         *
*                  Application Server                          *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WS-Security policy bindings exported    *
*                      with encrypted passwords cannot be      *
*                      imported                                *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:  Install a fix pack that includes this       *
*                  APAR.                                       *
****************************************************************
If the application server that is importing the binding either
does not have custom password encryption enabled, or the
password encryption algorighm, or decryption keys are
different, the passwords in the imported WS-Security bindings
will be unusable.  The only way to fix the issue is to find
all the passwords in the binding and update them manually with
the administrative console.

Problem conclusion

The admin task that exports the WS-Security bindings just
exports the files as they appear on the disk.

The admin task that exports the WS-Security bindings is
updated to allow a WS-Security bindings.xml file with
encrypted passwords be exported using XOR encoded passwords
instead.  This will allow an application server that imports
the bindings to read and use the passwords successfully.

In order to be able to export encrypted passwords as encoded
passwords, the following JVM system property must be set to
true on the application server or wsadmin at startup:

com.ibm.ws.policyset.exportEncodedPasswords=true

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix pack 7.0.0.37, 8.0.0.10, and 8.5.5.5.  Please refer to the
Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PI09785
Reported component name
WEBS APP SERV N
Reported component ID
5724H8800
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2014-01-16
Closed date
2014-10-09
Last modified date
2014-10-09

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
WEBS APP SERV N
Fixed component ID
5724H8800

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY
UP
R800 PSY
UP
R850 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 January 2022

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PI09785: EXPORTED WS-SECURITY POLICY BINDINGS WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORDS MAY BE UNUSABLE

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY

R800 PSY

R850 PSY

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