JBoss EAP throws a GSSException Checksum Failed Error with Kerberos Authentication

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Authentication fails
  • This error is in the logs

    Caused by: GSSException: Failure unspecified at GSS-API level (Mechanism level: Checksum failed)
            at sun.security.jgss.krb5.Krb5Context.acceptSecContext(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.jgss.GSSContextImpl.acceptSecContext(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.jgss.GSSContextImpl.acceptSecContext(Unknown Source)
            at org.wildfly.security.sasl.gssapi.GssapiServer.evaluateMessage(GssapiServer.java:132)
            ... 12 more
    Caused by: KrbException: Checksum failed
            at sun.security.krb5.internal.crypto.Aes256CtsHmacSha1EType.decrypt(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.krb5.internal.crypto.Aes256CtsHmacSha1EType.decrypt(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.krb5.EncryptedData.decrypt(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.krb5.KrbApReq.authenticate(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.krb5.KrbApReq.<init>(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.jgss.krb5.InitSecContextToken.<init>(Unknown Source)
            ... 16 more
    Caused by: java.security.GeneralSecurityException: Checksum failed
            at sun.security.krb5.internal.crypto.dk.AesDkCrypto.decryptCTS(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.krb5.internal.crypto.dk.AesDkCrypto.decrypt(Unknown Source)
            at sun.security.krb5.internal.crypto.Aes256.decrypt(Unknown Source)
            ... 22 more
    

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
  • Kerberos/SPNEGO Single Sign-On, also called JBoss Negotiation with legacy security

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