ERROR "The remote server returned error: (400) Bad Request" when logging into Spotfire Analyst – Revvity Signals

Date Posted: 2019-09-23
Product: TIBCO Spotfire®

Problem:

ERROR "The remote server returned error: (400) Bad Request" when logging into Spotfire Analyst

Solution:

TIBCO Spotfire Analyst login error “The remote server returned error: (400) Bad Request”.
This issue may be seen in case of a Spotfire Server configured for KERBEROS authentication.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The remote server returns the error: (400) Bad Request. (HRESULT: 80131509)
Error message: Cannot connect to the specified server. Before trying again, make sure that the server you connect to is a valid Spotfire Server, that the server is running, and that you are connected to the network.
WebException at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework:
The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request . (HRESULT: 80131509)
Stack Trace:
   at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.HttpClient.NativeWebResponse..ctor(NativeHttpClient httpClient, NativeWebRequest request)
   at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.HttpClient.WinINet.WinINetWebRequest.GetResponseCore()
   at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.HttpClient.NativeWebRequest.GetResponse()
   at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.Login.WindowsIntegratedAuthenticator.Authenticate(SpotfireIdentity identity)
   at Spotfire.Dxp.Loader.LoginHandler.PerformLogin()
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The "(400) Bad Request" error is most often seen due to the HTTP request header exceeding the default max limit (16384). This can happen when the client is a member of many groups in the domain, causing the group's information to be included in the request and causing a long request header.
1). Locate the server.xml file, [server install dir]\tomcat\conf\server.xml .
2). Locate maxHttpHeaderSize size setting for Spotfire app:
< Service name="Spotfire">
<Connector port="80"
               maxHttpHeaderSize="16384"
               …
3). Change this setting to 65536:
maxHttpHeaderSize="65536"

4). Save the file.

5). Restart the TIBCO Spotfire Server Windows Service (Start -> Administrative tools -> Services…).

NOTE:
On the Spotfire server, changing the maxHttpHeaderSize setting has proven effective.

If this is due to the request header exceeding the default max limit, the solution for this is to set higher max limits for "MaxFieldLength and MaxRequestBytes" in the registry, using instructions from "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820129"

Related articles