IllegalArgumentException: Null input buffer starting JBoss EAP 6

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Issue

  • Getting java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Null input buffer when using vault in domain mode
  • Getting JBAS013311 Security Exception
  • Getting the following exception

    java.lang.SecurityException: JBAS013311: Security Exception
         at org.jboss.as.security.vault.RuntimeVaultReader.retrieveFromVault(RuntimeVaultReader.java:104)
       -- (snipped stacktrace lines) --
    Caused by: org.jboss.security.vault.SecurityVaultException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Null input buffer
         at org.picketbox.plugins.vault.PicketBoxSecurityVault.retrieve(PicketBoxSecurityVault.java:279)
         at org.jboss.as.security.vault.RuntimeVaultReader.getValue(RuntimeVaultReader.java:129)
         at org.jboss.as.security.vault.RuntimeVaultReader.getValueAsString(RuntimeVaultReader.java:112)
         at org.jboss.as.security.vault.RuntimeVaultReader.retrieveFromVault(RuntimeVaultReader.java:102)
         ... 21 more
    Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Null input buffer
         at javax.crypto.Cipher.doFinal(Cipher.java:2083) [jce.jar:1.7.0_10]
    

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 6.x

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