In QGIS > =2.16.* loading of WFS layers with (Geoserver) authentication fails

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)
Original Redmine Issue: 15597
Affected QGIS version: master
Redmine category:web_services_clients/wfs
Assignee: Alessandro Pasotti

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New description:

Start a Geoserver endpoint (tested with 2.7.4 and 2.9), load a couple of layers, one behind authentication and the other not.

Enable WFS.

Create the connection in QGIS >= 2.16 and enter the credentials.

Connect to the endpoint, as expected both layers are listed.

Try load the layer not protected > ok
Try load the layer protected > "
Layer geonode:XXX: Download of features for layer geonode:XXX failed or partially failed: Server generated an exception in GetFeature response: Feature type geonode:XXX unknown. You may attempt reloading the layer with F5"

This does not happen on LTR.

Old description:

Scenario: a Geonode/Geoserver instance with a few vector layers behind authentication via Geonode (I guess that could be basic http authentication).

In QGIS 2.16.* loading such layers results in:

Layer geonode:XXX: Download of features for layer geonode:XXX failed or partially failed: Server generated an exception in GetFeature response: Feature type geonode:XXX unknown. You may attempt reloading the layer with F5

on QGIS 2.14 and previous no issues.

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Author Name: Even Rouault (@rouault)

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Isn't that a duplicate of #23292, now fixed ?

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• status_id was changed from Open to Feedback

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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Even Rouault wrote:

Isn't that a duplicate of #23292, now fixed ?

In what revision was this fixed? I just updated qgis master on osgeo4w (ee87dc3) and still the issue.

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Author Name: Larry Shaffer (Larry Shaffer)

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Hi,

I have a PR for (maybe) fixing this:
#3576

More specifically:
cd23455

It is also ready for @master@ and @release-2_16@, which both required carefully addressing merge conflicts.
#3577
https://github.com/dakcarto/QGIS/tree/release-2_16-ows-fixes

This is a follow up to Alessandro's work.

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Author Name: Larry Shaffer (Larry Shaffer)

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Giovanni, do you mind compiling the fix and testing for your scenario (either @master_2@ or @release-2_16-ows-fixes@ branches)?

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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Larry Shaffer wrote:

Giovanni, do you mind compiling the fix and testing for your scenario (either @master_2@ or @release-2_16-ows-fixes@ branches)?

Hi Larry, I compiled your branch QGIS-release-2_16-ows-fixes.

It seems that the issue where the WFS client "forgets" the username is fixed.

I still see the problem in loading layers behind authentication, the use case is Geonode/Geoserver. On the same endpoint wfs layers that are not protected load fine.

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Author Name: Larry Shaffer (Larry Shaffer)

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• subject was changed from In QGIS > =2.16.* lading of WFS layers with authentication fails to In QGIS > =2.16.* loading of WFS layers with authentication fails

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• crashes_corrupts_data was changed from 1 to 0
• version was changed from master_2 to 2.16.3
• status_id was changed from Feedback to Open

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Author Name: Alessandro Pasotti (@elpaso)

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OP reported that credentials has been entered directly and not using password manager

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• assigned_to_id was configured as Alessandro Pasotti

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Author Name: Alessandro Pasotti (@elpaso)

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Cannot reproduce with QGIS Desktop current master <-> QGIS Server current master + HTTP Basic auth plugin
Cannot reproduce with QGIS Desktop current master <-> GeoServer in suite 4.9 configured with HTTP Basic authentication

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• status_id was changed from Open to In Progress

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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Alessandro Pasotti wrote:

Cannot reproduce with QGIS Desktop current master <-> QGIS Server current master + HTTP Basic auth plugin
Cannot reproduce with QGIS Desktop current master <-> GeoServer in suite 4.9 configured with HTTP Basic authentication

it seems to be a Geonode thing only.

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• subject was changed from In QGIS > =2.16.* loading of WFS layers with authentication fails to In QGIS > =2.16.* loading of WFS layers with (Geonode) authentication fails

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Author Name: Anónimo (Anónimo)

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Fixed in changeset "93770b1c307fe42c910eb993c7d813931512ba75".

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• status_id was changed from In Progress to Closed

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• status_id was changed from Closed to Reopened

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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Sorry for the confusion, it a problem that is visible using Geoserver authentication (that is used also by Geonode). Tested with Geoserver 2.7.4 and 2.9.

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• subject was changed from In QGIS > =2.16.* loading of WFS layers with (Geonode) authentication fails to In QGIS > =2.16.* loading of WFS layers with (Geoserver) authentication fails
• version was changed from 2.16.3 to master

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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fixed by #c80e5d131d676f7ee73b3a943d30c034aa33db5e

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• resolution was changed from to fixed/implemented
• status_id was changed from Reopened to Closed