CAS9125E - Invalid data: Key tampering detected or transcription error

Products

• COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS
• DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR DB2 FOR Z/OS
• COMMON PRODUCT SERVICES COMPONENT
• Common Services
• Easytrieve Report Generator for Common Services
• INFOCAI MAINTENANCE
• UNICENTER JCLCHECK COMMON COMPONENT
• CHORUS SOFTWARE MANAGER
• CA ON DEMAND PORTAL
• PAM CLIENT FOR LINUX ON MAINFRAME
• MAINFRAME CONNECTOR FOR LINUX ON MAINFRAME
• GRAPHICAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
• WEB ADMINISTRATOR FOR TOP SECRET
• Datacom/AD

Issue/Introduction

New keys getting errors.

You are running CAS9 to install/load a new product site key can result in the following CAS9125E message...

CAS9125E - Invalid data: Key tampering detected or transcription error

A site key is a special license key that is not CPU specific. The format of a sitekey is as follows:

PROD(WF) DATE(30SEP16) CPU(*SITE*-/siteid) LMPCODE(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

where: "siteid" is the same SITEID value provided on the preceding site card statement, and "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" is the CA license management generated code

Environment

OS: z/OS , VSE
Release:  ANY
Component: CAIRIM

Cause

• Missing SITECARD statement
• Incorrect syntax - See Site ID Keys
• Missing maintenance for keys that expire beyond 2025

Resolution

When CAS9 is reading in a "site key", a corresponding "site card" must be present in the KEYS member ahead of all "site key" statements.

The following example represents a "site card" followed by a "site key"

SITEID(siteid) SITECODE(ccccccccccccccccccccc) NAME(generated company name)
PROD(WF) DATE(30SEP16) CPU(*SITE*-/siteid) LMPCODE(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

Note: The SITEID, SITECODE and NAME on the "site card" are generated by CA License Management code. These values must appear exactly as delivered by the CA License Management team.

If the NAME is too long to fit on the same line, define it on the following line by using the continuation character as shown here:

                                                            column 72 v

SITEID(12345678) SITECODE(AFM3XC43BPASTBG0FUUY8)                       -
NAME(THISISAVERYLONGCOMPANYNAME)

 

Additional Information

• If running CA Common Services 14.1 AND product license key contains expiration DATE beyond 2025, PTF RO97307 is required
• For complete information related to Site Keys that expire beyond 2025, see KB article - License Keys with Expiration Dates Beyond 2025
• If running anything below the above mentioned release levels, there is no support available
  
  
• The circumvention for all above scenarios is to contact Licensing-CA and request another set of LMP keys that have an expiration date that do not go beyond 2025.