Error: Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length in Web Agent log

Products

• CA Single Sign On Agents (SiteMinder)
• SITEMINDER

Issue/Introduction

 

When running a Web Agent, this one reports the following log lines:

[12/09/2021][23:50:11][9872][8344][][CSmHttpPlugin::isIP][Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length.]
  
[12/09/2021][23:50:11][9872][8344][0000000000000000000000007b30310a-269.............4336][CSmHttpPlugin::ProcessResource][Resolved HTTP_HOST: '_host.example._com'.]

The documentation mentions a known issue (1).

 

Environment

 

 Web Agent 12.52SP1CR10a (ca-wa-12.52-sp01-cr10a-win64-64)

 

Cause

 

From the Web Agent traces these lines generate a cosmetic-only problem as that line shouldn't be printed.

"Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length"

WebAgent.log

[11868/6448][Tue Dec 07 2021 14:03:00] SiteMinder ISAPI 6.0 WebAgent, Version 12.52 QMR01, Update HF-10, Label 2831.

WebAgentTrace.log

[12/09/2021][23:51:25][9872][8344][][CSmHttpPlugin::isIP][Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length.]
  
[12/09/2021][23:51:25][9872][8344][0000000000000000000000007b30310a-2690-..........][CSmHttpPlugin::ProcessResource][Resource is autoauthorized. skip processing the request]

[12/09/2021][23:51:25][5656][9376][][CSmHttpPlugin::isIP][Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length.]
  
[12/09/2021][23:51:25][5656][9376][0000000000000000000000007b30310a-1618-..........][CSmHttpPlugin::ProcessResource][Resource is autoauthorized. skip processing the request]

[12/09/2021][23:51:41][9872][8344][][CSmHttpPlugin::isIP][Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length.]
  
[12/09/2021][23:51:41][9872][8344][][CSmHttpPlugin::isIP][Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length.]
  
[12/09/2021][23:51:41][9872][8344][0000000000000000000000007b30310a-2690-.............][CSmHttpPlugin::ProcessResource][Resource is autoauthorized. skip processing the request]

[12/09/2021][23:51:41][5664][2824][][CSmHttpPlugin::isIP][Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length.]
  
[12/09/2021][23:51:41][5664][2824][0000000000000000000000007b30310a-1620-.............][IsResourceProtected][Resource is not protected from cache.]

[...]

[12/10/2021][10:48:55][5656][3596][][CSmHttpPlugin::isIP][Invalid IPv4 Address - invalid address length.]
  
[12/10/2021][10:48:55][5656][3596][0000000000000000000000007b30310a-1618-..............][CSmHttpPlugin::ProcessResource][Autoauthorizing URL : 'https://_host.example._com/myApp/myPage.html' , Method: 'GET' ]

 

Resolution

 

To fix this issue, upgrade the Web Agent to 12.52SP1CR11 which will bring the fix DE468005 (1) for that cosmetic issue.

 

Additional Information

 

(1)

    Defects Fixed in 12.52 SP1 CR11