JBOSS-LOCAL-USER SASL mechanism doesn't work with Security manager enabled. There seems to be a privileged block missing on the call stack.

Original JIRA was reported by jperkins-rhn in ELY project.

I've set this as a blocker because I think it should at least be looked at. Any test in the WildFly testsuite run under Arquillian that uses an injected ManagementClient will have this issue.

I made an attempt to look at what the issue may be, but I wasn't quite sure what the correct fix is. It seemed like in some cases the PrivilegedSaslClient was being used, but in others the LocalUserClient was not wrapped resulting in a security exception.

Here's an example stack trace from a test ran with the security manager enabled:

Running org.jboss.as.test.integration.batch.deployment.JobControlTestCase
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 1, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 58.979 sec <<< FAILURE! - in org.jboss.as.test.integration.batch.deployment.JobControlTestCase
testStart(org.jboss.as.test.integration.batch.deployment.JobControlTestCase)  Time elapsed: 58.848 sec  <<< ERROR!
java.io.IOException: java.net.ConnectException: WFLYPRT0053: Could not connect to remote+http://127.0.0.1:9990. The connection failed
	at org.jboss.as.controller.client.impl.AbstractModelControllerClient.executeForResult(AbstractModelControllerClient.java:149)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.client.impl.AbstractModelControllerClient.execute(AbstractModelControllerClient.java:75)
	at org.jboss.as.test.integration.batch.deployment.JobControlTestCase.executeOperation(JobControlTestCase.java:278)
	at org.jboss.as.test.integration.batch.deployment.JobControlTestCase.testStart(JobControlTestCase.java:94)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:50)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:47)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$8$1.invoke(Arquillian.java:374)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.execution.LocalTestExecuter.execute(LocalTestExecuter.java:60)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.invokeObservers(EventContextImpl.java:99)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:81)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:145)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:116)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventImpl.fire(EventImpl.java:67)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.execution.ContainerTestExecuter.execute(ContainerTestExecuter.java:38)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.invokeObservers(EventContextImpl.java:99)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:81)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createTestContext(TestContextHandler.java:130)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createClassContext(TestContextHandler.java:92)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createSuiteContext(TestContextHandler.java:73)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:145)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.EventTestRunnerAdaptor.test(EventTestRunnerAdaptor.java:136)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$8.evaluate(Arquillian.java:367)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$4.evaluate(Arquillian.java:245)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.multiExecute(Arquillian.java:426)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.access$200(Arquillian.java:54)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$5.evaluate(Arquillian.java:259)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$7$1.invoke(Arquillian.java:319)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.impl.execution.BeforeLifecycleEventExecuter.on(BeforeLifecycleEventExecuter.java:35)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.invokeObservers(EventContextImpl.java:99)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:81)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createTestContext(TestContextHandler.java:130)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createClassContext(TestContextHandler.java:92)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.TestContextHandler.createSuiteContext(TestContextHandler.java:73)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ObserverImpl.invoke(ObserverImpl.java:94)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.EventContextImpl.proceed(EventContextImpl.java:88)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:145)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.core.impl.ManagerImpl.fire(ManagerImpl.java:116)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.test.impl.EventTestRunnerAdaptor.fireCustomLifecycle(EventTestRunnerAdaptor.java:159)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$7.evaluate(Arquillian.java:312)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:325)
	at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:78)
	at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:57)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:290)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:71)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:288)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:58)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:268)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$2.evaluate(Arquillian.java:204)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.multiExecute(Arquillian.java:426)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.access$200(Arquillian.java:54)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$3.evaluate(Arquillian.java:218)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:363)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian.run(Arquillian.java:166)
	at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:137)
	at org.junit.runner.JUnitCore.run(JUnitCore.java:115)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.container.JUnitTestRunner.execute(JUnitTestRunner.java:66)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.protocol.jmx.JMXTestRunner.doRunTestMethod(JMXTestRunner.java:180)
	at org.jboss.as.arquillian.service.ArquillianService$ExtendedJMXTestRunner.doRunTestMethod(ArquillianService.java:200)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.protocol.jmx.JMXTestRunner.runTestMethodInternal(JMXTestRunner.java:162)
	at org.jboss.arquillian.protocol.jmx.JMXTestRunner.runTestMethod(JMXTestRunner.java:141)
	at org.jboss.as.arquillian.service.ArquillianService$ExtendedJMXTestRunner.runTestMethod(ArquillianService.java:176)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at sun.reflect.misc.Trampoline.invoke(MethodUtil.java:71)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
	at sun.reflect.misc.MethodUtil.invoke(MethodUtil.java:275)
	at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.StandardMBeanIntrospector.invokeM2(StandardMBeanIntrospector.java:112)
	at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.StandardMBeanIntrospector.invokeM2(StandardMBeanIntrospector.java:46)
	at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.MBeanIntrospector.invokeM(MBeanIntrospector.java:237)
	at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.PerInterface.invoke(PerInterface.java:138)
	at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.MBeanSupport.invoke(MBeanSupport.java:252)
	at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819)
	at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:801)
	at org.jboss.as.jmx.PluggableMBeanServerImpl$TcclMBeanServer.invoke(PluggableMBeanServerImpl.java:1475)
	at org.jboss.as.jmx.PluggableMBeanServerImpl.invoke(PluggableMBeanServerImpl.java:724)
	at org.jboss.as.jmx.BlockingNotificationMBeanServer.invoke(BlockingNotificationMBeanServer.java:168)
	at org.jboss.as.jmx.AuthorizingMBeanServer.invoke(AuthorizingMBeanServer.java:258)
	at org.jboss.remotingjmx.protocol.v2.ServerProxy$InvokeHandler.handle(ServerProxy.java:950)
	at org.jboss.remotingjmx.protocol.v2.ServerCommon$MessageReciever$1$1.run(ServerCommon.java:153)
	at org.jboss.as.jmx.ServerInterceptorFactory$Interceptor$1.run(ServerInterceptorFactory.java:71)
	at org.jboss.as.jmx.ServerInterceptorFactory$Interceptor$1.run(ServerInterceptorFactory.java:66)
	at org.wildfly.security.auth.server.SecurityIdentity.runAs(SecurityIdentity.java:287)
	at org.wildfly.security.auth.server.SecurityIdentity.runAs(SecurityIdentity.java:244)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.AccessAuditContext.doAs(AccessAuditContext.java:254)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.AccessAuditContext.doAs(AccessAuditContext.java:225)
	at org.jboss.as.jmx.ServerInterceptorFactory$Interceptor.handleEvent(ServerInterceptorFactory.java:66)
	at org.jboss.remotingjmx.protocol.v2.ServerCommon$MessageReciever$1.run(ServerCommon.java:149)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: WFLYPRT0053: Could not connect to remote+http://127.0.0.1:9990. The connection failed
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.ProtocolConnectionUtils.connectSync(ProtocolConnectionUtils.java:126)
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.ProtocolConnectionManager$EstablishingConnection.connect(ProtocolConnectionManager.java:259)
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.ProtocolConnectionManager.connect(ProtocolConnectionManager.java:70)
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.ManagementClientChannelStrategy$Establishing.getChannel(ManagementClientChannelStrategy.java:162)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.client.impl.RemotingModelControllerClient.getOrCreateChannel(RemotingModelControllerClient.java:146)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.client.impl.RemotingModelControllerClient$1.getChannel(RemotingModelControllerClient.java:60)
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.ManagementChannelHandler.executeRequest(ManagementChannelHandler.java:135)
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.ManagementChannelHandler.executeRequest(ManagementChannelHandler.java:110)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.client.impl.AbstractModelControllerClient.executeRequest(AbstractModelControllerClient.java:263)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.client.impl.AbstractModelControllerClient.execute(AbstractModelControllerClient.java:168)
	at org.jboss.as.controller.client.impl.AbstractModelControllerClient.executeForResult(AbstractModelControllerClient.java:147)
	... 148 more
Caused by: javax.security.sasl.SaslException: Authentication failed: all available authentication mechanisms failed:
   JBOSS-LOCAL-USER: java.security.AccessControlException: WFSM000001: Permission check failed (permission "("java.io.FilePermission" "/home/jperkins/projects/jboss/wildfly/wildfly/testsuite/integration/basic/target/jbossas/standalone/tmp/auth/local2457028630597193860.challenge" "read")" in code source "(vfs:/content/test-batch.war/WEB-INF/classes <no signer certificates>)" of "ModuleClassLoader for Module "deployment.test-batch.war" from Service Module Loader")
   DIGEST-MD5: javax.security.sasl.SaslException: DIGEST-MD5: Server rejected authentication
	at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.ClientConnectionOpenListener.allMechanismsFailed(ClientConnectionOpenListener.java:109)
	at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.ClientConnectionOpenListener$Capabilities.handleEvent(ClientConnectionOpenListener.java:400)
	at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.ClientConnectionOpenListener$Capabilities.handleEvent(ClientConnectionOpenListener.java:242)
	at org.xnio.ChannelListeners.invokeChannelListener(ChannelListeners.java:92)
	at org.xnio.conduits.ReadReadyHandler$ChannelListenerHandler.readReady(ReadReadyHandler.java:66)
	at org.xnio.nio.NioSocketConduit.handleReady(NioSocketConduit.java:89)
	at org.xnio.nio.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:571)
	at ...asynchronous invocation...(Unknown Source)
	at org.jboss.remoting3.EndpointImpl.connect(EndpointImpl.java:542)
	at org.jboss.remoting3.EndpointImpl.connect(EndpointImpl.java:504)
	at org.jboss.remoting3.EndpointImpl.connect(EndpointImpl.java:492)
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.ProtocolConnectionUtils.connect(ProtocolConnectionUtils.java:194)
	at org.jboss.as.protocol.ProtocolConnectionUtils.connectSync(ProtocolConnectionUtils.java:118)
	... 158 more
	Suppressed: java.security.AccessControlException: WFSM000001: Permission check failed (permission "("java.io.FilePermission" "/home/jperkins/projects/jboss/wildfly/wildfly/testsuite/integration/basic/target/jbossas/standalone/tmp/auth/local2457028630597193860.challenge" "read")" in code source "(vfs:/content/test-batch.war/WEB-INF/classes <no signer certificates>)" of "ModuleClassLoader for Module "deployment.test-batch.war" from Service Module Loader")
		at org.wildfly.security.manager.WildFlySecurityManager.checkPermission(WildFlySecurityManager.java:278)
		at org.wildfly.security.manager.WildFlySecurityManager.checkPermission(WildFlySecurityManager.java:175)
		at java.lang.SecurityManager.checkRead(SecurityManager.java:888)
		at org.wildfly.security.manager.WildFlySecurityManager.checkRead(WildFlySecurityManager.java:350)
		at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:127)
		at org.wildfly.security.sasl.localuser.LocalUserClient.evaluateMessage(LocalUserClient.java:93)
		at org.wildfly.security.sasl.util.AbstractSaslParticipant.evaluateMessage(AbstractSaslParticipant.java:180)
		at org.wildfly.security.sasl.util.AbstractSaslClient.evaluateChallenge(AbstractSaslClient.java:59)
		at org.wildfly.security.sasl.util.AbstractDelegatingSaslClient.evaluateChallenge(AbstractDelegatingSaslClient.java:54)
		at org.wildfly.security.sasl.util.PrivilegedSaslClient.lambda$evaluateChallenge$0(PrivilegedSaslClient.java:55)
		at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
		at org.wildfly.security.sasl.util.PrivilegedSaslClient.evaluateChallenge(PrivilegedSaslClient.java:55)
		at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.ClientConnectionOpenListener$Authentication.lambda$handleEvent$0(ClientConnectionOpenListener.java:644)
		at org.jboss.remoting3.EndpointImpl$TrackingExecutor.lambda$execute$0(EndpointImpl.java:898)
		... 3 more
	Suppressed: javax.security.sasl.SaslException: DIGEST-MD5: Server rejected authentication
		at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.ClientConnectionOpenListener$Authentication.handleEvent(ClientConnectionOpenListener.java:730)
		at org.jboss.remoting3.remote.ClientConnectionOpenListener$Authentication.handleEvent(ClientConnectionOpenListener.java:572)
		at org.xnio.ChannelListeners.invokeChannelListener(ChannelListeners.java:92)
		at org.xnio.conduits.ReadReadyHandler$ChannelListenerHandler.readReady(ReadReadyHandler.java:66)
		at org.xnio.nio.NioSocketConduit.handleReady(NioSocketConduit.java:89)
		at org.xnio.nio.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:571)

The easy fix was something like https://github.com/wildfly-security/wildfly-elytron/commit/1a6505e97b88f3dcbeeba6bbcf1e1484cf0a9499. However I really don't think this is correct.