[NIFI-7219] Authentication fails if nifi.security.keyPasswd is empty

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 1.11.3
• Component/s: Configuration
• Assignee: Nathan Gough
• Reporter: Gergely Novák
• Created: 04/Mar/20 10:18
• Updated: 04/Mar/20 17:54
• Resolved: 04/Mar/20 17:54

Description

nifi.properties:

nifi.security.keyPasswd=

The documentation says that "if not set, the value of nifi.security.keystorePasswd will be used." This is true until 1.11.2, but in 1.11.3 with the above setup the authentication fails.

When using the API, every (replicated) call, e.g. /flow/current-user, fails with

Unknown user with identity 'anonymous'. Contact the system administrator.

When using the UI, it always redirects to /nifi/login and then says "You are already logged in."

Both of the following solves the issue:

• downgrading to 1.11.2
• removing nifi.security.keyPasswd from nifi.properties completely

Issue Links

• duplicates: NIFI-7223 NiFi fails to start correctly when keystorePasswd is filled and keyPasswd is blank
• relates to: NIFI-7223 NiFi fails to start correctly when keystorePasswd is filled and keyPasswd is blank