From the WS-Security spec it appears that the encodingType for the nonce is optional and, if missing, defaults to Base64 encoding. This patch assumes this default if the encodingType is missing. David
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/ws/security/message/token/UsernameToken.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/ws/security/message/token/UsernameToken.java (revision 1629762) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/ws/security/message/token/UsernameToken.java (working copy) @@ -1163,8 +1163,8 @@ Element nonce = nonceElements.get(0); String encodingType = nonce.getAttributeNS(null, "EncodingType"); // Encoding Type must be equal to Base64Binary - if (encodingType == null || "".equals(encodingType) - || !BinarySecurity.BASE64_ENCODING.equals(encodingType)) { + if (encodingType == null || "".equals(encodingType)) encodingType = BinarySecurity.BASE64_ENCODING; + if(!BinarySecurity.BASE64_ENCODING.equals(encodingType)) { if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) { LOG.debug("The Username Token's nonce element has a bad encoding type"); } -- David R Robison Open Roads Consulting, Inc. 103 Watson Road, Chesapeake, VA 23320 phone: +1 757-546-3401 e-mail: david.robi...@openroadsconsulting.com web: http://www.openroadsconsulting.com blog: http://therobe.blogspot.com book: http://www.xulonpress.com/bookstore/bookdetail.php?PB_ISBN=9781597816526 This email communication (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged material intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this email immediately.