Getting NullPointerException when attempting WS-Security Username Password Digest auth scheme. (Legacy

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Getting NullPointerException when attempting WS-Security Username Password Digest auth scheme. (Legacy_Onyx KB Id: 227869)

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CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder) CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder) CA Single Sign-On

Issue/Introduction

Description:

We are trying to use the WS-Security Authentication Scheme and seeing the following error in the tmxmltoolkit.log file.
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2006-02-28 10:46:20,306 [INFO] contenthelper.api.ContentHelperService - ***** Begin Initialization *****************************************
**
2006-02-28 10:46:20,324 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager - initializing services
2006-02-28 10:46:20,328 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService - initialize() - found 4 message handlers
2006-02-28 10:46:20,329 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService - 1. HTTP Transport Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,329 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService - 2. SOAP Envelope Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,334 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService - 3. Raw XML Payload Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,334 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService - 4. Acord Form XML Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,334 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager - MessageHandlerService - initialization succeeded
2006-02-28 10:46:20,337 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - initialize() - found 4 variable handlers
2006-02-28 10:46:20,337 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - 1. XMLBody Variable Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,338 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - 2. XMLHeader Variable Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,338 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - 3. Transport Variable Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,338 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - 4. SAML Assertion Variable Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,341 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - InstantiateHandlers: added XMLBodyVariableHandler for type: xml
body
2006-02-28 10:46:20,343 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - InstantiateHandlers: added XMLHeaderVariableHandler for type: x
mlenvelopeheader
2006-02-28 10:46:20,345 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - InstantiateHandlers: added TransportVariableHandler for type: t
ransport
2006-02-28 10:46:20,362 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.VariableHandlerService - InstantiateHandlers: added SAMLAssertionVariableHandler for typ
e: samlassertion
2006-02-28 10:46:20,362 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager - VariableHandlerService - initialization succeeded
2006-02-28 10:46:20,368 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService - initialize() - found 6 authentication handlers
2006-02-28 10:46:20,368 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService - 1. Document Mapped Auth Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,368 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService - 2. XML DSIG Auth Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,368 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService - 3. SAML Session Ticket Auth Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,369 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService - 4. WS-Security Username Auth Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,369 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService - 5. WS-Security X.509 Auth Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,369 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService - 6. WS-Security SAML Auth Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,559 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager - AuthenticationHandlerService - initialization succeeded
2006-02-28 10:46:20,563 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.ResponseHandlerService - initialize() - found 4 response handlers
2006-02-28 10:46:20,563 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.ResponseHandlerService - 1. Envelope Header Response Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,563 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.ResponseHandlerService - 2. WS-Security Username Response Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,563 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.ResponseHandlerService - 3. WS-Security X.509 Response Handler2006-02-28 10:46:20,563 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.ResponseHandlerService - 4. WS-Security SAML Response Handler
2006-02-28 10:46:20,563 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager - ResponseHandlerService - initialization succeeded
2006-02-28 10:46:20,563 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager - initialization completed successfully.
2006-02-28 10:46:20,564 [INFO] contenthelper.api.ContentHelperService - ContentHelperService:initialize() succeeded!
2006-02-28 10:46:20,564 [INFO] contenthelper.api.ContentHelperService - ***** End Initialization *******************************************
2006-02-28 10:46:20,564 [INFO] contenthelper.api.ContentHelperService -
2006-02-28 10:46:20,642 [INFO] service.xmlsdkserver.ConfigData - Property set: disablexmlsdkbase64encoding = false
2006-02-28 10:46:20,692 [INFO] service.xmlsdkserver.ConfigData - Property set: disablexmlsdkbase64encoding = false
2006-02-28 10:46:20,696 [INFO] service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkServer - Number of IPC threads: started = 2; configured: 2
SmIPCServer (XmlSdkServer) has been started.
2006-02-28 10:46:20,696 [INFO] service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkServer - SmIPCServer (XmlSdkServer) has been started
2006-02-28 10:48:21,413 [INFO] tm.ipc.ContentHelperService_Ipc - ContentHelperService_Ipc::processRequest - Received IpcObject.VALUE_CONTHLPS
RVC_METHOD_CREATE message
2006-02-28 10:48:21,420 [INFO] tm.ipc.ContentHelperService_Ipc - ContentHelperService_Ipc::processRequest - Received IpcObject.VALUE_CONTHLPS
RVC_METHOD_INITIALIZE message
2006-02-28 10:48:21,420 [INFO] tm.ipc.ContentHelperService_Ipc - initAgentApiService received hostConfFilePath = /opt/siteminder/webagent/con
fig/SmHost.conf
2006-02-28 10:48:21,444 [INFO] contenthelper.api.AgentApiService - Using local host address: 10.102.21.42
2006-02-28 10:48:21,444 [INFO] contenthelper.api.AgentApiService - Using /opt/siteminder/webagent/config/SmHost.conf
2006-02-28 10:48:22,494 [INFO] contenthelper.api.AgentApiService - Initializing Java Agent API
2006-02-28 10:48:22,499 [INFO] contenthelper.api.AgentApiService - Successfully initialized Java Agent API
2006-02-28 10:48:22,586 [INFO] tm.ipc.ContentHelperService_Ipc - ContentHelperService_Ipc::processRequest - Received IpcObject.VALUE_CONTHLPS
RVC_METHOD_AGENTKEYSCHANGED message
txmTunnelRequest() - Tunnel Service request succeeded
2006-02-28 10:48:22,612 [INFO] contenthelper.api.ContentHelperService - Found valid TransactionMinder license.
2006-02-28 10:48:22,628 [INFO] handler.message.HTTPTransportHandler 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - Initialized successfully
2006-02-28 10:48:22,628 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - InstantiateHandlers: added H
TTPTransportHandler
2006-02-28 10:48:22,638 [INFO] handler.message.SOAPEnvelopeHandler 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - Initialized.
2006-02-28 10:48:22,638 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - InstantiateHandlers: added S
OAPEnvelopeHandler
2006-02-28 10:48:22,641 [INFO] handler.message.RawXMLPayloadHandler 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - initialized successfully
2006-02-28 10:48:22,641 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - InstantiateHandlers: added R
awXMLPayloadHandler
2006-02-28 10:48:22,646 [INFO] handler.message.AcordFormXMLHandler 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - initialized successfully
2006-02-28 10:48:22,646 [INFO] contenthelper.handler.MessageHandlerService 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - InstantiateHandlers: added A
cordFormXMLHandler
txmTunnelRequest() - Tunnel Service request succeeded
2006-02-28 10:48:23,341 [ERROR] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - Uncaught exception while di
spatching message: java.lang.NullPointerException
2006-02-28 10:48:23,371 [ERROR] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 -
Uncaught ERROR caught: java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
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at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.authentication.WSSecurityUsernameAuthHandler.doAuthRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.authentication.WSSecurityAuthHandler.handleRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService.dispatchRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager.dispatchRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.helper.XMLContentHelper.gatherCredentials(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.XMLContentHelper_Ipc.c(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.XMLContentHelper_Ipc.processRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkDispatcherAndAssembler.processRequest_XMLContentHelper(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkDispatcherAndAssembler.dispatch(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkDispatcherAndAssembler.run(DashoA8550)

2006-02-28 10:48:23,381 [ERROR] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 -
cause: null
2006-02-28 10:49:48,518 [INFO] tm.ipc.ContentHelperService_Ipc 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - ContentHelperService_Ipc::processRequest
- Received IpcObject.VALUE_CONTHLPSRVC_METHOD_CREATE message
2006-02-28 10:49:48,521 [INFO] tm.ipc.ContentHelperService_Ipc - ContentHelperService_Ipc::processRequest - Received IpcObject.VALUE_CONTHLPS
RVC_METHOD_INITIALIZE message
2006-02-28 10:49:48,575[INFO] tm.ipc.ContentHelperService_Ipc 0a66152a-4c6a-440470c6-0001-e71c59b4 - ContentHelperService_Ipc::processRequest
- Received IpcObject.VALUE_CONTHLPSRVC_METHOD_AGENTKEYSCHANGED message
2006-02-28 10:49:48,606 [ERROR] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager 0a66152a-4c6b-4404711c-0001-e28b6d84 - Uncaught exception while di
spatching message: java.lang.NullPointerException
2006-02-28 10:49:48,617 [ERROR] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager 0a66152a-4c6b-4404711c-0001-e28b6d84 -
Uncaught ERROR caught: java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
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at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.authentication.WSSecurityUsernameAuthHandler.doAuthRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.authentication.WSSecurityAuthHandler.handleRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.AuthenticationHandlerService.dispatchRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager.dispatchRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.contenthelper.helper.XMLContentHelper.gatherCredentials(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.XMLContentHelper_Ipc.c(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.XMLContentHelper_Ipc.processRequest(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkDispatcherAndAssembler.processRequest_XMLContentHelper(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkDispatcherAndAssembler.dispatch(DashoA8550)
at com.netegrity.tm.ipc.service.xmlsdkserver.XmlSdkDispatcherAndAssembler.run(DashoA8550)

2006-02-28 10:49:48,617 [ERROR] contenthelper.handler.HandlerServiceManager 0a66152a-4c6b-4404711c-0001-e28b6d84 -
cause: null
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The webagent and txm are runningon Solaris
SunOS eaibwsd-msw-01 5.9 Generic_118558-21 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V240
Java version on the Solaris server is
java version "1.4.2_05"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_05-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_05-b04, mixed mode)
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We are using a simple username/password digest for WS-Security and using AD to authenticate and authorize users on a POST,ProcessSOAP and ProcessXML actions.

Solution:

This was a defect that is fixed starting in TransactionMinder 6.0 CR10.

Environment

Release:
Component: TXMFNC

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