Weblogic Cannot Access WSDL Using Custom Proxy Authenticator

(Doc ID 1306325.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 11, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Weblogic Server - Version 10.3.3 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
***Checked for relevance on 14-Mar-2013***

Symptoms

When trying to access a web service outside of the network, the web service fails with the following error:

WebLogic Server is behind a proxy that requires authentication. A J2SE java application running from the same machine as WLS acceesses the WSDL succesfully. So the issue is when accessing the web service through a proxy that requires authentication.

Cause

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