E-WL: SSL Port for WebLogic Becomes Unresponsive After Upgrading to JDK 1.8.0_261 and Higher - Error: java.lang.NullPointerException org.bouncycastle.crypto.signers.PSSSigner.generateSignature (Doc ID 2696212.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 01, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

To reveal the issue please do the steps below.

1. Increase the logging severity to DEBUG for your PIA domain:
        1.1. Login to the WebLogic Console from the left menu under Domain Structure under your domain choose -> Environment -> Servers -> <server_name> -> Logging -> Advanced
        1.2. Click on Lock and Edit
        1.3. Under -- Message destination(s) --- change the logging severity to DEBUG
              Log file :
              Severity level: DEBUG
              Standard out :
              Severity level: DEBUG
        1.4. Save and Activate Changes.

2. Edit the <PIA_HOME>/webserv/<DOMAIN-NAME>/bin/setEnv.cmd/.sh:
        2.1. Pre-append the following system properties to variable SET JAVA_OPTIONS_WIN (for Windows), JAVA_OPTIONS_LINUX (for Linux), etc..
               -Dssl.debug=true -Dweblogic.StdoutDebugEnabled=true -Dweblogic.debug.DebugSecuritySSL=true -Djavax.net.debug=all

        2.2. Change the value of the "ENABLE_VERBOSE_SSL" setting:

             Change:
             ENABLE_VERBOSE_SSL=false
             To:
             ENABLE_VERBOSE_SSL=true

3. Restart your PIA domain.

4. Recreate the issue.

5. Open your <PIA_HOME>/webserv/<DOMAIN-NAME>/servers/PIA/logs/PIA_weblogic.stdout log and look for an error similar to:

Cause

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