NPE When registering null AuthConfigProvider on JBossAuthConfigFactory ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: SECURITY-991 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/SECURITY-991 Project: PicketBox Issue Type: Bug Components: JBossSX Affects Versions: PicketBox_5_1_0.Final Reporter: Darran Lofthouse Assignee: Ilia Vassilev Fix For: PicketBox_5_1_1.Beta1 The following NPE is reported where the AuthConfigProvider is null: - {noformat} 2018-06-11 02:56:31,054 ERROR [stderr] (default task-1) java.lang.NullPointerException 2018-06-11 02:56:31,055 ERROR [stderr] (default task-1) at java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.putVal(ConcurrentHashMap.java:1011) 2018-06-11 02:56:31,055 ERROR [stderr] (default task-1) at java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.put(ConcurrentHashMap.java:1006) 2018-06-11 02:56:31,055 ERROR [stderr] (default task-1) at org.jboss.security.auth.message.config.JBossAuthConfigFactory.registerConfigProvider(JBossAuthConfigFactory.java:250) {noformat} However within JASPIC the null AuthConfigProvider has special meaning.