HTTP: Invalid Auth Length
This protocol anomaly detects an HTTP header with an authorization string containing an invalid length (a length that is not a multiple of four). Because the authorization line is encoded/decoded using base64, the length must be a multiple of four (4).
Extended Description
It is a protocol anomaly when an HTTP header with an authorization string has a length that is not a multiple of 4.
Short Name
HTTP:INVALID:INVLD-AUTH-LEN
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Auth Invalid Length
Release Date
01/23/2004
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown