Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When using a password that contains a colon, authentication fails for the REST API. As a consequence you cannot deploy ruleApps from Rule Designer. In server logs you get: com.ibm.rules.res.console E An error occurred when validating the basic authentication header of a request. javax.servlet.ServletException at com.ibm.ws.webcontain er.security.AuthenticateApi.login(AuthenticateApi.java:154) at c om.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.WebAppSecurityCollaboratorImpl.l ogin(WebAppSecurityCollaboratorImpl.java:1149) at com.ibm.ws.web container.srt.SRTServletRequest.login(SRTServletRequest.java:393 9) at ilog.rules.res.console.jsf.RestAuthenticationFilter.authen ticateUser(RestAuthenticationFilter.java:126) at ilog.rules.res. console.jsf.RestAuthenticationFilter.validateBasicAuth(RestAuthe nticationFilter.java:108) at ilog.rules.res.console.jsf.RestAuth enticationFilter.doFilter(RestAuthenticationFilter.java:88) In rule designer logs you get: An error prevented the RuleApp to be deployed to res sample (http://localhost:9090/res): Unexpected error "javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException - with linked exception: [org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Premature end of file.]" when contacting "http://localhost:9090/res/api/v1/xml/ruleapps/dep_conf/1.0", HTTP status 401:
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users having a colon in their password. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * When using a password that contains a colon, authentication * * fails for the REST API. As a consequence you cannot deploy * * ruleApps from Rule Designer. * * * * In server logs you get: * * * * com.ibm.rules.res.console E An error occurred when * * validating the basic authentication header of a * * request. * * javax.servlet.ServletException * * at com.ibm.ws.webcontain * * er.security.AuthenticateApi.login(AuthenticateApi.java:154) * * at c * * om.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.WebAppSecurityCollaboratorIm * * pl.l * * ogin(WebAppSecurityCollaboratorImpl.java:1149) * * at com.ibm.ws.web * * container.srt.SRTServletRequest.login(SRTServletRequest.java * * :393 * * 9) * * at * * ilog.rules.res.console.jsf.RestAuthenticationFilter.authen * * ticateUser(RestAuthenticationFilter.java:126) * * at ilog.rules.res. * * console.jsf.RestAuthenticationFilter.validateBasicAuth(RestA * * uthe * * nticationFilter.java:108) * * at ilog.rules.res.console.jsf.RestAuth * * enticationFilter.doFilter(RestAuthenticationFilter.java:88) * * * * In Rule Designer logs you get: * * * * An error prevented the RuleApp to * * be deployed to res sample (http://localhost:9090/res): * * Unexpected error "javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException * * - with * * linked exception: * * [org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Premature end * * of file.]" when contacting * * "http://localhost:9090/res/api/v1/xml/ruleapps/dep_conf/1.0" * * , * * HTTP status 401 * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
Passwords can now contain a colon.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
RS03769
Reported component name
WDS FOR RULES
Reported component ID
5725B6903
Reported release
8A0
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-03-17
Closed date
2022-05-19
Last modified date
2022-05-19
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
WDS FOR RULES
Fixed component ID
5725B6903
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSQP76","label":"IBM Decision Server"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"8A0"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
20 May 2022