PK74054: CONFIGSERVICE APIS DO NOT ENCODE AND DECODE RESOURCE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDERS.

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

For Resource Environment Providers properties with a name
containing the word 'password' in them, the WebSphere
Application Server administrative console GUI will encode the
values of these properties when set. Using ConfigService APIs
does not encode these values when set or created. This is
inconsistent. The ConfigService API does not decode these
values when retrieving them either.

The ConfigService API needs to be changed so that REPs named
'superAdminPassword', which is the name of the password property
can be encoded when created or set.  This will make things
consistent with the administrative console GUI. Also, the
ConfigService API need to be changed so that the REP value of
'superAdminPassword'  will be decoded.

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  WebSphere Application Server V6.1 and V7.0  *
*                  users who configure the attribute name:     *
*                  superAdminPassword of a PropertySet Object  *
*                  that itself is an attribute of a            *
*                  ResourceEnvironmentProvider                 *
*                  Object                                      *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Attribute name: superAdminPassword      *
*                      not encoded                             *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
Attribute name: superAdminPassword of a PropertySet Object
that itself is an attribute of a ResourceEnvironmentProvider
needs to be encoded within the resources.xml file.

Problem conclusion

If the ttribute name is "superAdminPassword", the code now
checks to see if the parent object is of the type PropertySet.
If so, it then checks to see if the parent Object of the
PropertySet Object has the type ResourceEnvironmentProvider.
If all this is true, then the code will encode the
superAdminPassword value when saving to the resources.xml, and
decode when doing a AdminConfig.showAttribute, or
AdminConfig.showall.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix packs 6.1.0.25 and 7.0.0.5.  Please refer to the
Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

ZE Fix Error, See PK85008  2009/05/20
*** Note that this ZE affects the iFix only

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APAR Information

APAR number
PK74054
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
61A
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2008-10-20
Closed date
2009-02-26
Last modified date
2010-03-22

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

Modules/Macros

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ADMIN
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Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Fixed component ID
5724J0800

Applicable component levels

R60A PSY
UP
R60H PSY
UP
R60I PSY
UP
R60P PSY
UP
R60S PSY
UP
R60W PSY
UP
R60Z PSY
UP
R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61I PSY
UP
R61P PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R61Z PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP

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Modified date:
29 December 2021

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PK74054: CONFIGSERVICE APIS DO NOT ENCODE AND DECODE RESOURCE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDERS.

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:

Modules/Macros

Fix information

Fixed component name

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R60A PSY

R60H PSY

R60I PSY

R60P PSY

R60S PSY

R60W PSY

R60Z PSY

R61A PSY

R61H PSY

R61I PSY

R61P PSY

R61S PSY

R61W PSY

R61Z PSY

R700 PSY

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