org.apache.ws.security.WSSecurityException: The signature or decryption was invalid after updating to JBoss EAP 6.2 CP2, CP3, CP4, JBoss EAP 6.3.0

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  • We are seeing this WARNING after we updated to JBoss EAP 6.2 CP2
WARNING [org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain] (http-localhost.localdomain/127.0.0.1:8080-1) Interceptor for {http://wss.gss.redhat.com/}SecureServiceService has thrown exception, unwinding now: org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.SoapFault: The signature or decryption was invalid
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.createSoapFault(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:844)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:327)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.PolicyBasedWSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(PolicyBasedWSS4JInInterceptor.java:120)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.PolicyBasedWSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(PolicyBasedWSS4JInInterceptor.java:105)
    at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:272) [cxf-api-2.7.10.redhat-1.jar:2.7.10.redhat-1]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:121) [cxf-api-2.7.10.redhat-1.jar:2.7.10.redhat-1]
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.AbstractHTTPDestination.invoke(AbstractHTTPDestination.java:239)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.RequestHandlerImpl.handleHttpRequest(RequestHandlerImpl.java:93)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.transport.ServletHelper.callRequestHandler(ServletHelper.java:133)
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.CXFServletExt.invoke(CXFServletExt.java:88)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:286)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doPost(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:206)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:754) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.CXFServletExt.service(CXFServletExt.java:136)
    at org.jboss.wsf.spi.deployment.WSFServlet.service(WSFServlet.java:140) [jbossws-spi-2.2.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:2.2.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:295) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:214) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:149) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:169) [jboss-as-web-7.3.3.Final-redhat-3.jar:7.3.3.Final-redhat-3]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:145) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:97) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:336) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:856) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:653) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:926) [jbossweb-7.3.1.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.3.1.Final-redhat-1]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744) [rt.jar:1.7.0_51]
Caused by: org.apache.ws.security.WSSecurityException: The signature or decryption was invalid
    at org.apache.ws.security.processor.SignatureProcessor.verifyXMLSignature(SignatureProcessor.java:451) [wss4j-1.6.14.redhat-1.jar:1.6.14.redhat-1]
    at org.apache.ws.security.processor.SignatureProcessor.handleToken(SignatureProcessor.java:231) [wss4j-1.6.14.redhat-1.jar:1.6.14.redhat-1]
    at org.apache.ws.security.WSSecurityEngine.processSecurityHeader(WSSecurityEngine.java:396) [wss4j-1.6.14.redhat-1.jar:1.6.14.redhat-1]
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:270)
    ... 27 more

Environment

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6.2.2

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