PM84364: INTERNAL IP ADDRESSES REFERENCED WHEN WORKING WITH APP CENTER THROUGH A DATAPOWER APPLIANCE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using HTTP, the Worklight Application Center can be
  downloaded to the device.
  Applications can be downloaded from the App Center, but they are
  downloaded from internal IP instead of proxy IP.
  
  When using HTTPS, the App Center cannot be downloaded.  If App
  Center is downloaded by other means, applications can be
  downloaded
  but they are downloaded from the internal IP address, instead of
  the proxy IP address.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Worklight and Mobile Foundation installations making use the *
  * of Application Center, where the Application Center is       *
  * deployed in an application server that can only connect to   *
  * the outside through a secured reverse proxy and where the    *
  * reverse proxy converts the protocol from HTTPS to HTTP.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The URL in the response of the App Center services is        *
  * computed based on the protocol, host name, and port of the   *
  * incoming request.  PM78661 handled the host name and port    *
  * issue, but not the protocol or the URLs in ipa manifest      *
  * files.                                                       *
  * The problem can be detected by inspecting the responses to   *
  * App Center service requests. The responses will contain URLs *
  * with HTTP and the internal host name and port, while they    *
  * should contain URLs with HTTPS and the external host name    *
  * and port.                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * When all HTTP/HTTPS requests must be directed to a proxy     *
  * (Web Server or an IP Sprayer) in front of the application    *
  * server, the endpoint of this proxy can be defined with 3     *
  * properties after applying the fix for this APAR:             *
  *                                                              *
  * 1) ibm.appcenter.proxy.host. The value must define the       *
  * hostname or the alias of the proxy                           *
  * 2) ibm.appcenter.proxy.port. The value must define the port  *
  * of the proxy. This property is optional.                     *
  * 3) ibm.appcenter.proxy.protocol. The value must define the   *
  * protocol of the proxy (usually https). This property is      *
  * optional.                                                    *
  *                                                              *
  * For example :                                                *
  *                                                              *
  * ibm.appcenter.proxy.host=www.ibm.appcenter                   *
  * ibm.appcenter.proxy.port=81                                  *
  * ibm.appcenter.proxy.protocol=https                           *
  *                                                              *
  * These properties must be added on Tomcat inside of the       *
  * catalina.properties file, on the Liberty Profile inside of   *
  * the bootstrap.properties file, or on Websphere Application   *
  * Server in the custom properties of the JVM, depending upon   *
  * which application server is being used.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was modified to allow an additional property to define
  the protocol used in responses from the Application Center.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fixpack 5.0.6.0.
  

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

  WORKLIGHT CONSU

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R505 PSY

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