Article - CS362548

Error in ThingWorx on login via Active Directory "authentication for user [xxxxx] failed. [reason: javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0Cxxxxxx, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 52e, xxxx"

Modified: 16-Jun-2025   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Platform 9.1 to 9.6

Description

  • Authentication fails when logged in via Active Directory
  • Error logged in SecurityLog with message about Active Directory authentication failure: 
    authentication for user [xxxxx] failed. reason[javax.naming.AuthenticationException: "LDAP: error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0Cxxxxxx, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 52e"
  • Authentication through Active Directory (LDAP) is enabled
  • Error only seen in instances where Active Directory is configured
  • Initially, authentication is attempted via AD authenticator, which fails for local users
  • Subsequent authentication via basic authenticator is successful for local users
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