topic Authentication Priority Issue After Upgrading from Windchill 12.1.2.4 to 13.1.2.0 (OpenDJ Preferred in Windchill https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Windchill/Authentication-Priority-Issue-After-Upgrading-from-Windchill-12/m-p/1059444#M88575 <P>Version: Windchill 13.1</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Use Case: I am experiencing an authentication priority issue after upgrading Windchill from 12.1.2.4 to 13.1.2.0, and I would appreciate advice from anyone who has faced and resolved a similar situation.</P><P><BR /><SPAN>Description: </SPAN></P><H2>■ Previous Environment (12.1.2.4)</H2><UL><LI>User information stored in <STRONG>WindchillDS</STRONG></LI><LI>Password authentication performed via <STRONG>JNDI adapter</STRONG>, using <STRONG>Active Directory</STRONG></LI></UL><H2>■ Current Environment (13.1.2.0)</H2><UL><LI>Replaced WindchillDS with <STRONG>OpenDJ</STRONG></LI><LI>Intended configuration is the same as before:<UL><LI>User information in OpenDJ</LI><LI>Password authentication by Active Directory via JNDI adapter</LI></UL></LI></UL><H2>■ Problem</H2><P>With the same configuration applied in 13.1.2.0, <STRONG>OpenDJ is being used for authentication first</STRONG>, instead of Active Directory.<BR />However:</P><UL><LI><P>The properties</P><UL><LI><CODE>mapcredentials.admin.adapters</CODE></LI><LI><CODE>wt.federation.org.directoryServices</CODE><BR />are <STRONG>identical to the working configuration in 12.1.2.4</STRONG>.</LI></UL></LI><LI><P>If I remove the OpenDJ-related settings from<BR /><CODE>&lt;HTTPServer&gt;/conf/conf.d/30-app-Windchill-Auth.conf</CODE>,<BR />Active Directory authentication works correctly and I can log in.</P></LI></UL><P>This suggests that the <STRONG>JNDI adapter configuration is valid</STRONG>, and that the issue is likely related only to <STRONG>authentication order / priority</STRONG> in 13.1.2.0.</P><H2>■ Request</H2><P>Has anyone encountered a similar issue where OpenDJ takes authentication priority after upgrading to 13.1.x?<BR />If so, I would greatly appreciate any guidance on how the authentication order can be controlled or corrected in 13.1.2.0.</P><P>Thank you in advance for any suggestions.</P> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:17 GMT RYOFUJITA 2026-03-20T14:00:17Z Authentication Priority Issue After Upgrading from Windchill 12.1.2.4 to 13.1.2.0 (OpenDJ Preferred https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Windchill/Authentication-Priority-Issue-After-Upgrading-from-Windchill-12/m-p/1059444#M88575 <P>Version: Windchill 13.1</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Use Case: I am experiencing an authentication priority issue after upgrading Windchill from 12.1.2.4 to 13.1.2.0, and I would appreciate advice from anyone who has faced and resolved a similar situation.</P><P><BR /><SPAN>Description: </SPAN></P><H2>■ Previous Environment (12.1.2.4)</H2><UL><LI>User information stored in <STRONG>WindchillDS</STRONG></LI><LI>Password authentication performed via <STRONG>JNDI adapter</STRONG>, using <STRONG>Active Directory</STRONG></LI></UL><H2>■ Current Environment (13.1.2.0)</H2><UL><LI>Replaced WindchillDS with <STRONG>OpenDJ</STRONG></LI><LI>Intended configuration is the same as before:<UL><LI>User information in OpenDJ</LI><LI>Password authentication by Active Directory via JNDI adapter</LI></UL></LI></UL><H2>■ Problem</H2><P>With the same configuration applied in 13.1.2.0, <STRONG>OpenDJ is being used for authentication first</STRONG>, instead of Active Directory.<BR />However:</P><UL><LI><P>The properties</P><UL><LI><CODE>mapcredentials.admin.adapters</CODE></LI><LI><CODE>wt.federation.org.directoryServices</CODE><BR />are <STRONG>identical to the working configuration in 12.1.2.4</STRONG>.</LI></UL></LI><LI><P>If I remove the OpenDJ-related settings from<BR /><CODE>&lt;HTTPServer&gt;/conf/conf.d/30-app-Windchill-Auth.conf</CODE>,<BR />Active Directory authentication works correctly and I can log in.</P></LI></UL><P>This suggests that the <STRONG>JNDI adapter configuration is valid</STRONG>, and that the issue is likely related only to <STRONG>authentication order / priority</STRONG> in 13.1.2.0.</P><H2>■ Request</H2><P>Has anyone encountered a similar issue where OpenDJ takes authentication priority after upgrading to 13.1.x?<BR />If so, I would greatly appreciate any guidance on how the authentication order can be controlled or corrected in 13.1.2.0.</P><P>Thank you in advance for any suggestions.</P> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:17 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Windchill/Authentication-Priority-Issue-After-Upgrading-from-Windchill-12/m-p/1059444#M88575 RYOFUJITA 2026-03-20T14:00:17Z Re: Authentication Priority Issue After Upgrading from Windchill 12.1.2.4 to 13.1.2.0 (OpenDJ Prefer https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Windchill/Authentication-Priority-Issue-After-Upgrading-from-Windchill-12/m-p/1059449#M88576 <P>Its the order in your 30-app-Windchill-Auth.conf file. Look at how the Location field is being generated for the AuthBasicProvider. You might need to alter the name in the app-Windchill-AuthProvider.conf since I think the script orders them lexographically.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:18:03 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Windchill/Authentication-Priority-Issue-After-Upgrading-from-Windchill-12/m-p/1059449#M88576 avillanueva 2026-03-20T14:18:03Z Re: Authentication Priority Issue After Upgrading from Windchill 12.1.2.4 to 13.1.2.0 (OpenDJ Prefer https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Windchill/Authentication-Priority-Issue-After-Upgrading-from-Windchill-12/m-p/1059453#M88577 <DIV>Thank you very much for your response.<BR />Following your advice, I was able to resolve the issue.<BR />I really appreciate your help.</DIV> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:30:48 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Windchill/Authentication-Priority-Issue-After-Upgrading-from-Windchill-12/m-p/1059453#M88577 RYOFUJITA 2026-03-20T14:30:48Z