Shibboleth Developers

[Chad La Joie <>]

Hey Petra,

If you feel there is a bug in the code (and this sounds like one), 
please file it in JIRA so that it can be fixed.

On 5/28/10 2:56 AM, Petra Berg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use shibboleth 2.1.5. IdP in combination with uApprove 2.1.3 plug-in.
> In at least one case the uApprove plug-in module cause an IdP error.
> The reason is a NullPointer Exception while accessing
> loginContext.getAuthenticationMethod(). (uApprove, Plugin.java line: 302
> in doFilter())
> This situation comes up e.g., if the user close the browser tab while
> accessing the login-Page of IdP and retry connecting the same IdP later.
> (The Cookie contains a valid loginContex, but not every field filled.)
>
> To avoid this error I patched the uApprove Plugin to catch the exception.
>
> But the right way I think would be, to check the private object
> authenticationMethodInformation against null, before returning the value.
> The same check is needed for Methods: getAuthenticationInstant(),
> getPrincipalName() and getAuthenticationDuration().
>
> Kind Regards,
> Petra Berg
>
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