[HTTPCLIENT-1383] NTLM authentication can enter in infinite loop

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.2.6, 4.3 Final
• Component/s: HttpClient (classic)
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ricardo Pereira
• Created: 05/Jul/13 14:08
• Updated: 20/Sep/16 19:31
• Resolved: 08/Jul/13 09:30

Description

If the NTLM proxy sends, always, a challenge message the authentication enters in infinite loop.

This happened with an user account that got suspended because of too many failed authentication attempts, after that the server started to send, always, the (same) challenge message causing an infinite loop with the HttpClient.