Applying the JCE patch in JDK1.8_151 or higher

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On
• SITEMINDER

Issue/Introduction

 

Installing Access Gateway, and the latest JDK 1.8 update 151, however the steps in the documentation do not apply well as the folder structure does not match with the documentation.

How to apply the JCE patch?

 

Resolution

 

From JDK 1.8_151, the process to apply the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength has changed, as the JDK installation package is including already the libraries (1). Enable them as follows:

• Go to the <JDK_path>/jre/lib/security folder;
• Edit the java.security file to uncomment the following line:

  crypto.policy=unlimited

Additional Information

 

1. Java 8 Update 151 (8u151) release changes
   https://www.java.com/en/download/help/release_changes.html