CA Single Sign On Federation (SiteMinder)SITEMINDER
Issue/Introduction
When attempting to import a certificate, we're presented with the following error through the adminu UI:
Error:
System exception trying to load keystore entries. For input string: "MIIv EBQKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2zuNdHM1ksx"
Cause
An unknown problem was caused by the way the certificate in question was imported. Since the certificate was imported via a custom script using the API, no validation was performed on the imported data.
Environment
Release : 12.7x, 12.8x
Component : SITEMINDER -POLICY SERVER
Resolution
We used XPSExplorer to identify and delete the the certificate associated with the error message, after which the UI displayed/managed certs as expected.
Additional Information
The Policy Server's smkeytool command can be used as an additional troubleshooting aid when there are problems with the CDS. Use the following syntax: