PM33256: SECJ0373E CANNOT CREATE CREDENTIAL FOR THE USER <NULL> FAILED VALIDATION OF LTPA STRINGINDEXOUTOFBOUNDSEXCEPTION. SECJ0305I

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

If a client is using "Automatically generated server identity"
with Federated Repository and performs Identity Assertion to a
server using SAF User Registry, then the following problem may
be seen in the server:

Trace: 2011/02/17 01:54:08.619 01 t=AC4598 c=UNK key=S2
(13007002)
   ThreadId: 0000002d
   FunctionName: com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.LTPAServerObject
   SourceId: com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.LTPAServerObject
   Category: SEVERE
   ExtendedMessage: BBOO0220E: SECJ0373E: Cannot create
credential for the user <null> due to failed validation of the
LTPA token. The exception is
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException
        at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1092)
        at
com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.CrossRealmUtil.getCredForForeignUser(Cr
ossRealmUtil.java:194)


Following the above error a SECJ0305I error may surface as well:
Trace: 2011/02/17 01:54:09.296 01 t=AC9360 c=UNK key=S2
(13007002)
  ThreadId: 00000015
  FunctionName: com.ibm.ws.security.role.RoleBasedAuthorizerImpl
  SourceId: com.ibm.ws.security.role.RoleBasedAuthorizerImpl
  Category: AUDIT
  ExtendedMessage: BBOO0222I: SECJ0305I: The role-based
authorization check failed for admin-authz operation
RoutingLibraryDetection
:getCurrentBundleStatesAsIntegers:java.util.List.  The user
WDGUEST (unique ID: WDGUEST) was not granted any of the
following requir
ed roles: deployer, operator, configurator, monitor,
administrator, adminsecuritymanager, auditor.

For an ND system the SECJ0373E was seen in the Node Agent of the
server's cell, and SECJ0305I was seen in the Application Server.
For a Base server both errors may appear in the same server
address spaces.

Local fix

In the Client's Admin Console:
Security >  Secure administration, applications, and
infrastructure >   Federated repositories > Configure.

In the "Server user identity" section, change:
"Automatically generated server identity"
to:
"Server identity that is stored in the repository".

Use an ID that is present in both the Client and Server and has
authorization to appropriate EJBROLE profiles in the Server.

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application Server
*                  V7.0                                        *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: SECJ0373E error during remote RMI       *
*                      call with security attribute            *
*                      propgation enabled.                     *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
When a generated server ID is used for server id on the client
side, and it is being used as an asserted ID of identity
assertion, the server side fails to construct the Subject
because of missing realm name. The reason why the realm name
is missing is that a user registry fails to validate
automatically generated server id of which entry does not exist
in the user registry.

Problem conclusion

With this fix, using a server Subject of the server side if a
client sends a server ID as an identity assertion token.

APAR PM33256 is currently targeted for inclusion in Service
Level (Fix Pack) 7.0.0.19 of WebSphere Application Server V7.0.

Please refer to URL:
//www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
for Fix Pack availability.

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PM33256
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655I3500
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2011-02-21
Closed date
2011-03-30
Last modified date
2011-10-04

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APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655I3500

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY UK71280
UP11/09/10 P F109

Fix is available

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Modified date:
27 October 2021

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Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

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Temporary fix

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APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

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