Index: trunk/modules/security/src/main/java/common/org/apache/harmony/security/SystemScope.java =================================================================== --- trunk/modules/security/src/main/java/common/org/apache/harmony/security/SystemScope.java (revision 431306) +++ trunk/modules/security/src/main/java/common/org/apache/harmony/security/SystemScope.java (working copy) @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ */ public synchronized Identity getIdentity(String name) { if (name == null) { - return null; + throw new NullPointerException(); } return (Identity) names.get(name); }