[Bug classpath/27911] New: java.security.VMSecureRandom.generateSeed() fails when calling java.security.VMSecureRandom.Spinner.stop()

[morgon at surgo dot net]

The following code (compiled with gcj 4.1.0 with --bootclasspath pointing to
classpath's glibj.zip and run with jamvm 1.4.3, classpath pointing to the same
zip file) will throw an IllegalArgumentException from
java.security.VMSecureRandom.generateSeed() at line 107:
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import javax.crypto.KeyGenerator;
import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
public class test {
  public static void main(String[] arguments) throws Exception {
    KeyGenerator k = KeyGenerator.getInstance("DES");
    k.init(64);
    SecretKey key = k.generateKey();
  }
}
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The problem seems to be that the random-number generation methods all lead to
VMSecureRandom.generateSeed() which, at line 107, calls the stop() method for
its array of spinners. I tried making the stop() method public but the
exception was still thrown, oddly enough.

I'm using the latest CVS of Classpath.


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           Summary: java.security.VMSecureRandom.generateSeed() fails when
                    calling java.security.VMSecureRandom.Spinner.stop()
           Product: classpath
           Version: 0.92
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: classpath
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: morgon at surgo dot net


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27911