I'm using JBoss_4_2_3 on IBM AIX using IBM JDK pap6460sr8fp1-20100624_01 (SR8 FP1).

If I run a test class from a command line on this environment I am able to retrieve a SecretKeyEntry without any problem. Howver, if I try the same operation from within a war file deployed in JBoss I am unable to retrieve the SecretKeyEntry. I have compared obvious variables such as classpath, library path etc...

I have searched the server log and can find no exceptions being generated within the Jboss container, this is all that I see

2010-11-15 14:30:54,792 INFO  [STDOUT] AESEncryption(setKey) - Found Alias aeskey
2010-11-15 14:30:54,794 INFO  [STDOUT] AESEncryption(setKey) - skEntry has evaluated to null
2010-11-15 14:30:55,478 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[localhost].[/encryptionTest].[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.coa.encryption.aes.AESEncryption.setKey(AESEncryption.java:336)

The code snippet is

KeyStore.SecretKeyEntry skEntry =

new KeyStore.SecretKeyEntry(new SecretKeySpec(sKeyPassword.getBytes(), "JCEKS"));

skEntry = (SecretKeyEntry) keyStore.getEntry(sKeyAlias,

new KeyStore.PasswordProtection(passwd));

if (skEntry == null) {

System.out.println(

"AESEncryption(setKey) - skEntry has evaluated to null");

}

aesKey = skEntry.getSecretKey();

This code works fine when ivoked from the command line using

java -jar coa-encryption.jar /home/efin/JBossFPM/JBoss_4_2_3/COASolutions.jce ABS:250

However, if using in JBoss from a jsp page

String[] args =

String[2];

args[0] =

;

args[1] =

;

EncryptionTest.main(args);

I get the problem

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Jon