An Authentication object was not found in the SecurityContext

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While looking at my catalina.out , the following ERROR appears multiple times :

ERROR 2021-08-03T14:40:22,039 Exception occurred during processing request: An Authentication object was not found in the SecurityContext (DefaultDispatcherErrorHandler.java [http-nio-8080-exec-40])
org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationCredentialsNotFoundException: An Authentication object was not found in the SecurityContext
at org.springframework.security.access.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.credentialsNotFound(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:333) ~[spring-security-core-5.4.7.jar:5.4.7]
at org.springframework.security.access.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.beforeInvocation(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:200) ~[spring-security-core-5.4.7.jar:5.4.7]
at org.hisp.dhis.security.intercept.XWorkSecurityInterceptor.intercept(XWorkSecurityInterceptor.java:110) ~[dhis-web-commons-2.36.3.jar:?]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:249) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.hisp.dhis.interceptor.SystemSettingInterceptor.intercept(SystemSettingInterceptor.java:117) ~[dhis-web-commons-2.36.3.jar:?]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:249) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.hisp.dhis.interceptor.I18nInterceptor.intercept(I18nInterceptor.java:176) ~[dhis-web-commons-2.36.3.jar:?]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:249) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.ParametersInterceptor.doIntercept(ParametersInterceptor.java:140) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:99) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:249) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.interceptor.StaticParametersInterceptor.intercept(StaticParametersInterceptor.java:201) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:249) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.hisp.dhis.interceptor.CacheInterceptor.intercept(CacheInterceptor.java:68) ~[dhis-web-commons-2.36.3.jar:?]
at com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:249) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.apache.struts2.factory.StrutsActionProxy.execute(StrutsActionProxy.java:48) ~[struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.serviceAction(Dispatcher.java:574) [struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ExecuteOperations.executeAction(ExecuteOperations.java:79) [struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.doFilter(StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java:141) [struts2-core-2.5.26.jar:2.5.26]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.hisp.dhis.servlet.filter.AppOverrideFilter.doFilterInternal(AppOverrideFilter.java:175) [dhis-web-commons-2.36.3.jar:?]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:358) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:271) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.hisp.dhis.webapi.filter.RequestIdentifierFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestIdentifierFilter.java:105) [dhis-web-api-2.36.3.jar:?]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:358) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:271) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) [tomcat8-websocket-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.hisp.dhis.servlet.filter.HttpUrlPatternFilter.doFilter(HttpUrlPatternFilter.java:123) [dhis-web-commons-2.36.3.jar:?]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:204) [spring-security-web-5.4.7.jar:5.4.7]
at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:183) [spring-security-web-5.4.7.jar:5.4.7]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:358) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:271) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:358) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:271) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.springframework.orm.hibernate5.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:156) [spring-orm-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119) [spring-web-5.3.2.jar:5.3.2]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:106) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:494) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:141) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:616) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:522) [tomcat8-catalina-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1095) [tomcat8-coyote-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:672) [tomcat8-coyote-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1520) [tomcat8-coyote-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1476) [tomcat8-coyote-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [?:1.8.0_292]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [?:1.8.0_292]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) [tomcat8-util-8.0.32.jar:8.0.32]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) [?:1.8.0_292]

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@ahmed685 thank you for sharing the catalina.log; however, there is probably more info needed to understand the issue. First, please, what is the version of your DHIS2 instance? Second, how did this issue start? Was it during an upgrade, during installation, or something else? Does the DHIS2 instance start at all? Please add any info you think that it could be helpful for the DHIS2 expert to answer. Thank you! ( :

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@Gassim . I upgraded my dhis2 instance from 2.33.5 to 2.36.3.
I have noticed this problem after upgradation.
Currently v 2.36.3 is running , with OS ubuntu 20.04
While i cannot detect any error on Frontend, but still , this error might be effecting something, that i will discover later.

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Hi @ahmed685,
I have asked for support and would like to quote Morten Svanæs @netroms:

I’ve seen this error before and it’s not dangerous in this context, this comes from the old Struts pages, so this is some deprecated features that is causing it. This should be removed in more recent versions, showing an error in the log is considered a bug, but it is not a dangerous one.

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Ok , thanks . I hope also , that its not dangerous.

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