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Incorrect Error Code Returned Returned on XML-DCC Authentication Failure

Valid on Oracle Directory Enterprise Edition (formerly Oracle iPlanet Directory Server Enterprise Edition)

Symptom:

Authentication against the XML Document Credential Collector authentication scheme fails, but the web server returns a 500 Internal Server Error instead of a 403 Forbidden error.

Solution:

Perform the following steps:

  1. Open the obj.conf file on your web server.
  2. Locate the following line:
    AuthTrans fn="SiteMinderAgent"
    
  3. Add UseOutputStreamSize="0"to the end of the previous line, as shown in the following example:
    AuthTrans fn="SiteMinderAgent" UseOutputStreamSize="0"
    
  4. Save the file, and then restart the web server.