[HADOOP-8355] SPNEGO filter throws/logs exception when authentication fails

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0, 2.0.0-alpha
• Component/s: security
• Target Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Alejandro Abdelnur
• Reporter: Alejandro Abdelnur
• Created: 03/May/12 21:50
• Updated: 11/Jul/12 22:47
• Resolved: 04/May/12 03:15

Description

if the auth-token is NULL means the authenticator has not authenticated the request and it has already issue an UNAUTHORIZED response, there is no need to throw an exception and then immediately catch it and log it. The 'else throw' can be removed.