ws-security with CXF using interceptors

Question

I'm trying to learn CXF and want to implement ws security with a simple hello world example. I followed bottom up approach to create a cxf service which is runing and I tested with soap ui. I wrote a spring client and it is working fine too.

Then I tried to add the timestamp. I added the WSS4J and saaj interceptors in both server and clent spring bean config files. I followed this blog.

cxf-spring-and-ws-security-putting-it

I exactly followed the same steps and I added timestamp action. When I run the client I get this

I get this exception

org.apache.ws.security.WSSecurityException: An error was discovered processing the 
<wsse:Security> header

My wsdl does not have any entries concerning the security or the interceptors I added.

The SOAP request is the same as the one before interceptors were added. I figured out that the header is missing from the request. How can I add header in the request in this scenario?

Please check below for stack trace.

ID: 4
Address: http://localhost:8080/HelloWorldWithSecurity/services/HelloWorldImplPort
Encoding: UTF-8
Http-Method: POST
Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8
Headers: {accept-encoding=[gzip,deflate], connection=[Keep-Alive], Content-Length=[294], content-type=[text/xml;charset=UTF-8], host=[localhost:8080], SOAPAction=[""], user-agent=[Apache-HttpClient/4.1.1 (java 1.5)]}
Payload: <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ser="http://service.spring.demo/">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <ser:sayHi>
         <!--Optional:-->
         <arg0>Yamini</arg0>
      </ser:sayHi>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
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Sep 21, 2012 10:53:51 AM org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor checkActions
WARNING: Security processing failed (actions mismatch)
Sep 21, 2012 10:53:51 AM org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor handleMessage
WARNING: 
org.apache.ws.security.WSSecurityException: An error was discovered processing the <wsse:Security> header
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.checkActions(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:359)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:312)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:89)
    at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:263)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:121)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.AbstractHTTPDestination.invoke(AbstractHTTPDestination.java:207)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invokeDestination(ServletController.java:209)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:191)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.CXFNonSpringServlet.invoke(CXFNonSpringServlet.java:114)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:185)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doPost(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:108)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:641)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.service(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:164)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:225)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:472)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1001)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:585)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:310)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Sep 21, 2012 10:53:51 AM org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain doDefaultLogging
WARNING: Interceptor for {http://service.spring.demo/}HelloWorldImplService has thrown exception, unwinding now
org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.SoapFault: An error was discovered processing the <wsse:Security> header
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.createSoapFault(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:733)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:333)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:89)
    at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:263)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:121)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.AbstractHTTPDestination.invoke(AbstractHTTPDestination.java:207)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invokeDestination(ServletController.java:209)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:191)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.CXFNonSpringServlet.invoke(CXFNonSpringServlet.java:114)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:185)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doPost(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:108)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:641)
    at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.service(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:164)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:225)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:472)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1001)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:585)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:310)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: org.apache.ws.security.WSSecurityException: An error was discovered processing the <wsse:Security> header
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.checkActions(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:359)
    at org.apache.cxf.ws.security.wss4j.WSS4JInInterceptor.handleMessage(WSS4JInInterceptor.java:312)
    ... 27 more
Sep 21, 2012 10:53:51 AM org.apache.cxf.interceptor.AbstractLoggingInterceptor log
INFO: Outbound Message
---------------------------
ID: 4
Response-Code: 500
Encoding: UTF-8
Content-Type: text/xml
Headers: {}
Payload: <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><soap:Body><soap:Fault><faultcode xmlns:ns1="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">ns1:InvalidSecurity</faultcode><faultstring>An error was discovered processing the &lt;wsse:Security> header</faultstring></soap:Fault></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>
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Sep 21, 2012 11:31:29 AM org.apache.cxf.interceptor.AbstractLoggingInterceptor log
INFO: Inbound Message
----------------------------
ID: 5
Address: http://localhost:8080/HelloWorldWithSecurity/services/HelloWorldImplPort
Encoding: UTF-8
Http-Method: POST
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=UTF-8
Headers: {Accept=[*/*], cache-control=[no-cache], connection=[keep-alive], Content-Length=[610], content-type=[text/xml; charset=UTF-8], host=[localhost:8080], pragma=[no-cache], SOAPAction=[""], user-agent=[Apache CXF 2.4.9]}
Payload: <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><soap:Header><wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" soap:mustUnderstand="1"><wsu:Timestamp wsu:Id="TS-1"><wsu:Created>2012-09-21T16:31:29.958Z</wsu:Created><wsu:Expires>2012-09-21T16:36:29.958Z</wsu:Expires></wsu:Timestamp></wsse:Security></soap:Header><soap:Body><ns2:sayHi xmlns:ns2="http://service.spring.demo/"><arg0>Yamini</arg0></ns2:sayHi></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>
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sayHi called
Sep 21, 2012 11:31:29 AM org.apache.cxf.interceptor.AbstractLoggingInterceptor log
INFO: Outbound Message
---------------------------
ID: 5
Encoding: UTF-8
Content-Type: text/xml
Headers: {}
Payload: <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><soap:Body><ns2:sayHiResponse xmlns:ns2="http://service.spring.demo/"><return>Hello   Yamini</return></ns2:sayHiResponse></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>
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I do not see any security headers in the request. So I'm getting the exception when the response is getting processed for them. What I want to get an idea is how to add security headers in the case when the web service is developed in java first approach.

Thank you so much.

Answer 1

Your header should look like this...

<soap:Header>
    <wsse:Security xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" soap:mustUnderstand="1">
        <wsse:UsernameToken xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" wsu:Id="UsernameToken-2">
            <wsse:Username>admin</wsse:Username>
            <wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">password</wsse:Password>
        </wsse:UsernameToken>
    </wsse:Security>
</soap:Header>

Answer 2

You would need to add wsse:Security header in your SOAP request

<soapenv:envelope ...
     <soapenv:header>
        <wsse:security soapenv:mustunderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
          <wsse:usernametoken wsu:id="UsernameToken-27777511" xmlns:wsu="http://Pdocs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
          <wsse:username>admin</wsse:username>
          <wsse:password type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">pass</wsse:password>
         </wsse:usernametoken>
        </wsse:security>
       </soapenv:header>

<soapenv:body>
--
   </soapenv:body>
</soapenv:envelope>