PK87296: CUSTOM IMPLICITLOGOUTFILTER FAILS ON STARTUP

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Implementations of com.ibm.portal.auth.ImplicitLogoutFilter
  fail at startup.
  The startup process for implementations of this interface
  are checking to see if it is of type ExplicitLogoutFilter
  instead of Implicit.
  
  Observed exception:
  [7/1/09 19:37:53:855 CEST] 00000015 Authenticatio E
  com.ibm.wps.auth.impl.AuthenticationFilterChainHandlerImpl
  initializeChain EJPSD0029E: The filter test.ImplicitLogoutFilter
  does not implement the required interface
  com.ibm.portal.auth.ExplicitLogoutFilter.
  [7/1/09 19:37:53:874 CEST] 00000015 Servlet       E
  com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet init EJPFD0016E: Initialization of
  service failed.
  
  com.ibm.wps.auth.exceptions.impl.FilterChainInitException:
  EJPSD0029E: The filter test.ImplicitLogoutFilter does not
  implement the required interface
  com.ibm.portal.auth.ExplicitLogoutFilter.
   at
  com.ibm.wps.auth.impl.AuthenticationFilterChainHandlerImpl.initi
  lizeChain(AuthenticationFilterChainHandlerImpl.java:144)
   at
  com.ibm.wps.auth.impl.AuthenticationFilterChainHandlerImpl.<init
  (AuthenticationFilterChainHandlerImpl.java:96)
   at
  com.ibm.wps.services.authentication.impl.AuthenticationServiceIm
  l.init(AuthenticationServiceImpl.java:242)
   at com.ibm.wps.services.Service.init(Service.java:83)
  

Local fix

• Adding the ExplicitLogoutFilter interface fixes the problem.
  

Problem summary

• Implementations of com.ibm.portal.auth.ImplicitLogoutFilter
  fails at startup.
  The startup process for implementations of this interface are
  checking to see if it is of type ExplicitLogoutFilter instead of
  Implicit.
  

Problem conclusion

• Corrected initialization of filter chain verification to
  correctly identify the ImplicitLogoutFilter.
  
  Manual Steps:
     None
  
  Failing Module(s):
     Authorization/Authentication (login/logout)
  
  Affected Users:
     All Users
  
  Version Information:
      Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.1
       Pre-Requisite(s):
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
      Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.2
       Pre-Requisite(s):
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
  Platform Specific:
     This fix applies to all platforms.
  
  A fix is available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PK87296&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  You may need to type or paste the complete address into your Web
  browser.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61B PSY

     UP