PI45240: FAIL TO CALL REST ADAPTER PROTECTED BY DEVICE AUTO PROVISIONING

IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 7.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using WLResourceRequest to call an adapter protected by
  wl_deviceAutoProvisioningRealm, FWLSE4016E: Problem parsing
  authorization header.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MobileFirst developers who use device auto provisioning to   *
  * protect REST resources in hybrid applications.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Device auto provisioning (wl_deviceAutoProvisioningRealm)    *
  * does not work when calling adapters or external resources    *
  * with REST(OAuth), from a MobileFirst hybrid application.     *
  *                                                              *
  * When such calls are made, they fail with the error below:    *
  *                                                              *
  * [ERROR   ] FWLSE4016E: Problem parsing authorization header. *
  * [project testprovisioning]                                   *
  * Expecting '{' on line 1, column 0 instead, obtained token:   *
  * 'Token: EOF'                                                 *
  * [ERROR   ] FWLSE0020E: Ajax request exception: Http method   *
  * GET not supportted by: authenticate [project                 *
  * testprovisioning]                                            *
  * [ERROR   ] FWLSE0117E: Error code: 1, error description:     *
  * INTERNAL_ERROR, error message: FWLSE0069E: An internal error *
  * occurred during gadget request  [project                     *
  * testprovisioning]Http method GET not supportted by:          *
  * authenticate, User Identity                                  *
  * {wl_directUpdateRealm=(name:null,                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• -
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MFPF/WORKLIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R710 PSN

     UP