The following exception is thrown in EAP 6.3.0.ER9, not seen in 6.3.0.ER8: 13:46:30,166 DEBUG [org.jboss.security] (http-localhost/127.0.0.1:8080-1) PBOX000206: Login failure: javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.picketlink.identity.federation.bindings.stspool.STSClientPoolInternal.putInInternal(STSClientPoolInternal.java:245) at org.picketlink.identity.federation.bindings.stspool.STSClientPoolInternal.putIn(STSClientPoolInternal.java:181) at org.picketlink.identity.federation.bindings.stspool.STSClientPoolFactory.returnClient(STSClientPoolFactory.java:119) at org.picketlink.identity.federation.core.wstrust.auth.AbstractSTSLoginModule.login(AbstractSTSLoginModule.java:422) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invoke(LoginContext.java:762) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.access$000(LoginContext.java:203) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:690) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:688) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invokePriv(LoginContext.java:687) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.login(LoginContext.java:595) at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.defaultLogin(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:408) at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.proceedWithJaasLogin(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:345) at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.authenticate(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:333) at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.isValid(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:146) at org.jboss.as.web.security.JBossWebRealm.authenticate(JBossWebRealm.java:216) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.BasicAuthenticator.authenticate(BasicAuthenticator.java:178) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:478) at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:169) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:145) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:97) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:102) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:344) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:653) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:926) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invoke(LoginContext.java:864) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.access$000(LoginContext.java:203) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:690) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext$4.run(LoginContext.java:688) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.invokePriv(LoginContext.java:687) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] at javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext.login(LoginContext.java:595) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.defaultLogin(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:408) [picketbox-infinispan-4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1.jar:4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1] at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.proceedWithJaasLogin(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:345) [picketbox-infinispan-4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1.jar:4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1] at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.authenticate(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:333) [picketbox-infinispan-4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1.jar:4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1] at org.jboss.security.authentication.JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.isValid(JBossCachedAuthenticationManager.java:146) [picketbox-infinispan-4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1.jar:4.0.19.SP8-redhat-1] at org.jboss.as.web.security.JBossWebRealm.authenticate(JBossWebRealm.java:216) [jboss-as-web-7.4.0.Final-redhat-18.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-18] at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.BasicAuthenticator.authenticate(BasicAuthenticator.java:178) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:478) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:169) [jboss-as-web-7.4.0.Final-redhat-18.jar:7.4.0.Final-redhat-18] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:145) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:97) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:344) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:653) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:926) [jbossweb-7.4.8.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.4.8.Final-redhat-3] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [rt.jar:1.7.0_55] The following related testcase in PicketLink integration testsuite started to fail due to this exception: * Gateway2ServiceHttpUnitAS7TestCase
tag for PicketLink: http://git.app.eng.bos.redhat.com/git/picketlink25.git/tag/?id=v2.5.3.SP10 tag for PicketLink Bindings: http://git.app.eng.bos.redhat.com/git/picketlink-bindings-25.git/tag/?id=v2.5.3.SP10
Fixed by upgrade
Verified in EAP 6.3.0.ER10.