PK76989; 6.1.0.21: tokenexpiredexception executing a long running process in web

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*Note: This Interim Fix supersedes PK75679:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:
When executing long running processes in WebSphere Process Server with the Web Services Feature Pack installed, users may experience exceptions similar to the following:

[12/2/08 19:51:23:328 CET] 0000009c WSCredentialT 3 Exception
occurred validating LTPA token.

com.ibm.websphere.security.auth.TokenExpiredException: Token
expiration Date: Tue Dec 02 19:35:58 CET 2008, current Date: Tue
Dec 02 19:51:23 CET 2008
at
com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.LTPAToken2.isValid(LTPAToken2.java:267)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.LTPAServerObject.validateToken(LTPAServ
erObject.java:1005)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.LTPAServerObject.validateToken(LTPAServ
erObject.java:902)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.ltpa.LTPAServerObject.validateToken(LTPAServ
erObject.java:871)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.token.WSCredentialTokenMapper.validateLTPATo
ken(WSCredentialTokenMapper.java:1301)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.getOpaqueTokenFromCa
cheOrOriginatingServer(ContextManagerImpl.java:1335)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.login(ContextManager
Impl.java:2791)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.auth.ContextManagerImpl.login(ContextManager
Impl.java:2730)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebAuthenticator.validate(WebAuthenticat
or.java:1627)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebAuthenticator.validateCookie(WebAuthe
nticator.java:598)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebAuthenticator.handleSSO(WebAuthentica
tor.java:519)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebAuthenticator.authenticate(WebAuthent
icator.java:1422)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebCollaborator.authorize(WebCollaborato
r.java:657)
at
com.ibm.ws.security.web.EJSWebCollaborator.preInvoke(EJSWebColla
borator.java:318)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebAppSecurityCollaborator.preInv
oke(WebAppSecurityCollaborator.java:141)
at
com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(S
ervletWrapper.java:447)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:
3444)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.j
ava:267)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.
java:815)
at
com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContaine
r.java:1466)
at
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLin
k.java:119)
at
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscr
imination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
at
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewIn
formation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
at
com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpI
nboundLink.java:267)
at
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sen
dToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
at
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.com
plete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
at
com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureComp
leted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
at
com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyn
cFuture.java:217)
at
com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncC
hannelFuture.java:161)
at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:136)
at
com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:195)
at
com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHand
ler.java:743)
at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:873)
at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1473)

LOCAL FIX:
none

PROBLEM SUMMARY:

USERS AFFECTED:
All users of WebSphere Application Server Web Services Feature Pack.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
When executing long running processes in WebSphere Process Server with the Web Services Feature Pack installed, users may experience exceptions similar to the following:

[12/2/08 19:51:23:328 CET] 0000009c
WSCredentialT 3 Exception
occurred validating LTPA token.

com.ibm.websphere.security.auth.TokenEx
piredException: Token
expiration Date: Tue Dec 02 19:35:58
CET 2008, current Date: Tue
Dec 02 19:51:23 CET 2008

RECOMMENDATION:
None

WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack functionality was not properly refreshing the LTPA token.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack functionality has been modified to correctly refresh the LTPA token.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fixpack 6.1.0.23 and 7.0.0.3. Please refer to the Recommended
Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980