An integration using 'sun.misc.BASE64Encoder' class is no longer working after upgrading to Clarity PPM 15.5.1

Article Id: 131373

Status: Published

Updated On: 29-04-2019 01:28

Products:

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Issue/Introduction:

After upgrading to Clarity PPM 15.5.1 (and upgrading Java to version 11), an integration or custom development that was using the 'sun.misc.BASE64Encoder' class is no longer working.

Cause:

This class is an undocumented Oracle Java class (not a Clarity PPM class) that is not part of the public interface and that should not be used:
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/faq-sun-packages-142232.html.

Oracle introduced alternative public classes as part Java 8 (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/index.html?java/util/Base64.Encoder.html) and removed these unsupported classes in Java 9.

Clarity PPM 15.5.1 requires Java 11, so the 'sun.misc.BASE64Encoder' class is not provided by Java anymore.

Environment:

Release:
Component: PPMENV

Resolution:

Use the appropriate supported class from Oracle when using Java 11:

https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Base64.Encoder.html