WebLogic Domain Fails to Start with Error: "Could not perform unpadding: invalid pad byte"

(Doc ID 1374953.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 02, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle WebCenter Content - Version 11.1.1.2.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

In a WebCenter Content (UCM) 11g environment on IBM AIX, a WebLogic domain cannot be started, reporting the following error :

<Error> <Kernel> <BEA-000802> <ExecuteRequest failed java.lang.AssertionError: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException.
...
Caused By: com.rsa.jsafe.JSAFE_PaddingException: Could not perform unpadding: invalid pad byte.

Cause

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