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Bouncy Castle issued CVEs against their FIPS libraries. This bumps the affected artifacts to the latest available patch releases within the 2.1.x line.

Version changes (pom.xml)

<!-- before -->
<bctls.fips.version>2.1.22</bctls.fips.version>
<bcpkix.fips.version>2.1.10</bcpkix.fips.version>

<!-- after -->
<bctls.fips.version>2.1.23</bctls.fips.version>
<bcpkix.fips.version>2.1.11</bcpkix.fips.version>

bc-fips stays at 2.1.2 — already the latest 2.1.x release.

Transitive non-FIPS artifacts

mvn dependency:tree confirms bcprov-jdk18on and bcpkix-jdk18on are not on the classpath (neither directly nor transitively). No dependencyManagement pins needed for those.

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  • central.sonatype.com
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Summary

Bouncy Castle has issued CVEs against several of their products that are rated as severe. Bouncy Castle has published updated libraries for the following artifacts:

  • bcpkix-jdk18on
  • bcprov-jdk18on
  • bcpkix-fips
  • bctls-fips

We should bump the Bouncy Castle dependency versions used in this repository to the latest available patch releases to pull in the security fixes.

Current state

The Bouncy Castle versions are managed centrally via Maven properties in the root pom.xml:

<bc.fips.version>2.1.2</bc.fips.version>
<bctls.fips.version>2.1.22</bctls.fips.version>
<bcpkix.fips.version>2.1.10</bcpkix.fips.version>

These properties are referenced from the <dependencyManagement> section of the root pom.xml for org.bouncycastle:bc-fips, org.bouncycastle:bctls-fips and org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips. Modules (e.g. opendj-core, opendj-server-legacy) consume the artifacts without a <version> element, so updating the properties is sufficient.

The non-FIPS artifacts bcprov-jdk18on / bcpkix-jdk18on are not declared directly in this repository — they may only appear transitively.

Required changes

  1. Update the version properties in the root pom.xml to the latest patch releases of the FIPS artifacts:

    <bc.fips.version>2.1.2</bc.fips.version>          <!-- already current -->
    <bctls.fips.version>2.1.23</bctls.fips.version>   <!-- was 2.1.22 -->
    <bcpkix.fips.version>2.1.11</bcpkix.fips.version> <!-- was 2.1.10 -->

    (If newer patch versions of bc-fips / bctls-fips / bcpkix-fips are available on Maven Central at the time the PR is opened, please use those latest patch releases instead — but stay within the same 2.1.x line to avoid API/behavioral changes.)

  2. Run mvn dependency:tree and verify whether any transitive dependency on org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on or org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on exists. If they do appear transitively, pin them in the root <dependencyManagement> section to the latest 1.x release (e.g. 1.84 or newer if available), for example:

    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
      <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
      <version>1.84</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
      <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
      <version>1.84</version>
    </dependency>

    If they do not appear in the dependency tree, no additional declarations are needed.

  3. Make sure the build still passes (mvn -B -DskipTests=false verify). In particular:

    • The BCFKS keystore generation logic in .github/workflows/build.yml using org.bouncycastle.bc-fips.jar and org.bouncycastle.bcpkix-fips.jar must still succeed.
    • The FIPS provider registration code in opendj-core/src/main/java/com/forgerock/opendj/util/FipsStaticUtils.java and the certificate generation in opendj-server-legacy/src/main/java/org/opends/server/util/Platform.java must still work (loaded with -Dorg.openidentityplatform.opendj.fips.register=true).

Acceptance criteria

  • Root pom.xml references the newest available patch versions of bc-fips, bctls-fips and bcpkix-fips within the 2.1.x line.
  • Any transitively-pulled bcprov-jdk18on / bcpkix-jdk18on is pinned to a current, non-vulnerable release (or it is confirmed in the PR description that they are not on the classpath).
  • CI build (.github/workflows/build.yml) passes, including the BCFKS keystore setup steps.

The following is the prior conversation context from the user's chat exploration (may be truncated):

User: предложи исправление Summary

Bouncy Castle has issued CVEs for the their products that are severe.

Details

Bouncy Castle has issued updated libraries for the following

bcpkix-jdk18on
bcprov-jdk18on
bcpkix-fips
bctls-fips

Assistant: ## Предлагаемое исправление

В репозитории Bouncy Castle подключён только в FIPS-варианте через свойства в корневом pom.xml. Артефакты bcprov-jdk18on / bcpkix-jdk18on напрямую не объявлены — они могут попадать только транзитивно (например через bcpkix-fips или тестовые зависимости), поэтому достаточно поднять версии FIPS-артефактов до последних патчей.

Текущие версии

<bc.fips.version>2.1.2</bc.fips.version>
<bctls.fips.version>2.1.22</bctls.fips.version>
<bcpkix.fips.version>2.1.10</bcpkix.fips.version>

Предлагаемая правка (последние релизы на 2026‑04‑22)

<bc.fips.version>2.1.2</bc.fips.version>          <!-- уже актуально -->
<bctls.fips.version>2.1.23</bctls.fips.version>   <!-- было 2.1.22 -->
<bcpkix.fips.version>2.1.11</bcpkix.fips.version> <!-- было 2.1.10 -->

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Update Bouncy Castle dependencies to latest patch versions chore: bump Bouncy Castle FIPS deps to latest 2.1.x patch releases Apr 22, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from vharseko April 22, 2026 11:52
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