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mouthpiec
mouthpiec

Reputation: 4043

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal character(s) in message header field: Authorization: Basic

I am writing a java class to trigger a webservice, but I am getting the error when trying to execute it.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal character(s) in message header field: Authorization: Basic

when I remove the colon character from "Authorization: Basic ", I am not getting the error.

MimeHeaders headers = soapMessage.getMimeHeaders();
headers.addHeader("SOAPAction", serverURI  + "send");
headers.addHeader("Authorization: Basic ", "123456789123456789");

Is there a way to send the colon without any errors?

java -version
java version "1.7.0_131"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (rhel-2.6.9.0.el6_8-x86_64 u131-b00)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.131-b00, mixed mode)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3603

Answers (2)

i2B
i2B

Reputation: 61

I had copied the headers from a cURL call, which had "Authorization: ". Removing the colon solved the problem.

Upvotes: 0

mouthpiec
mouthpiec

Reputation: 4043

Solved by replacing: 

headers.addHeader("Authorization: Basic ", "123456789123456789");

with 

headers.addHeader("Authorization", "Basic 123456789123456789");

Upvotes: 2

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