After Upgrading To Top Secret Release 16.0, TSS CREATE() USING() Does Not Copy The Password To The New ACID

Products

• Top Secret
• Top Secret - LDAP

Issue/Introduction

After upgrading to Top Secret Release 16.0, the password is not copied to the newly created acid when issuing:

TSS CREATE(acid) USING(acid) PASSWORD()

 

Environment

Top Secret Release 16.0 with AES 256 Encryption

Resolution

When upgrading to Release 16.0, if AES 256 encryption is enabled, this implements the feature of one-way password encryption. This means the password can not propagate from one user to another. That is why the new user built from the CREATE USING command does not have a usable password. In this case, the administrator will need to supply a PASSWORD value on the CREATE USING command to ensure the ACID has a usable password.

TSS CREATE(acid) USING(acid) PASS(password,,EXP)