2116423 - "Error to access to agent configuration 'global configuration'.; nested exception is: java.io.IOException" - Solution Manager 7.1

• Error: "Error to access to agent configuration 'global configuration'.; nested exception is: java.io.IOException" is shown when performing several configuration task that involve actions performed by the Diagnostics Agent e.g. "Push PDC configuration to Wily"
• The following error can be found in the Diagnostics Agent log file SMDSystemx.log:
  Jan 1, 2015 6:56:11 PM [Thread[Thread-19,5,main]] Warning Could not read cipher provider
  Jan 1, 2015 6:56:11 PM [Thread[Thread-19,5,main]] Warning Could not read cipher provider
  Jan 1, 2015 6:56:11 PM [Thread[Thread-19,5,main]] Error Extracting configuration from secstore
  file /usr/sap/DAA/SMDA98/SMDAgent/applications.config/com.sap.smd.agent.application.global.configuration/_Default_Configuration.properties Failed.

Error to access to agent configuration 'global configuration'.; nested exception is: java.io.IOException Push PDC configuration to Wily Warning Could not read cipher provider SMDSystemx.log , KBA , SV-SMG-DIA-SRV-AGT , Agent Framework , Problem