Why does the JBoss SecureIdentityLoginModule password encryption fail when the encrypted password begins with a minus sign?

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Issue

  • Why does the JBoss SecureIdentityLoginModule password encryption fail when the encrypted password begins with a minus sign?
  • This approach works except when the resulting encrypted password string starts with a minus (negative) sign.

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 5.1.0

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