If an LDAP user's DN contains a backslash (\) character, JBoss ON fails to authenticate the user
Issue
- Authentication fails when user has "\," in it's LDAP CN
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server.log contains this error:
INFO [org.rhq.enterprise.server.core.jaas.LdapLoginModule] Failed to validate password: [LDAP: error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C0903A9, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 52e, v1db1 -
User login fails and the following error appears in the server log:
INFO [org.rhq.enterprise.server.core.jaas.LdapLoginModule] Failed to validate password: [LDAP: error code 49 - cannot bind the principalDn.] -
Backslashes (
\) are not properly handled when they appear in a distinguished name (DN)
Environment
- Red Hat JBoss Operations Network (ON) 3.1.2
- JBoss ON server has been configured to use LDAP for user authentication
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Affected user has a backslash () in their DN:
dn: cn=Charles H\\Samlin,ou=users,dc=test,dc=rhq,dc=redhat,dc=com
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