# Authentication method is missing

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-method-is-missing/35426>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [February 12, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-method-is-missing/35426 "2012-02-12T19:38:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Mahoney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Daniel\_Mahoney](https://community.wowza.com/u/Daniel_Mahoney)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-method-is-missing/35426/1 "2012-02-12T19:38:14Z")

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When I restart the server I get these lines in the error log. I’m not overly worried since they are shown as warnings, but I’d still like to understand where they’re coming from and how I can get rid of them.

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.669 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: none

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.67 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: none

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.672 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: admin-digest

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.672 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: admin-digest

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.673 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: admin-digest

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.673 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: admin-digest

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.673 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: admin-digest

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.674 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: admin-digest

WARN server comment 2012-02-12 19:36:15 - - - - - 1.674 - - - - - - – AuthenticationFactory.createInstance: Authentication method is missing: none

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Hilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/jason_hilton/32/437_2.png) [@Jason\_Hilton](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jason_Hilton)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-method-is-missing/35426/2 "2012-02-13T11:36:35Z")

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Hi

As far as I know this looks like rather a very old version of Wowza or an incorrectly installed version.

What version are you using?

Jason

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-method-is-missing/35426/3 "2012-02-14T01:19:40Z")

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You might have overwritten jar or config files with past version, or malformed Authentication.xml

Richard

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Mahoney1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@Daniel\_Mahoney1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Daniel_Mahoney1)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/authentication-method-is-missing/35426/4 "2012-02-13T16:42:45Z")

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3.0.4 running on Centos 5.7

It doesn’t appear to be causing any problems, I’d just rather not be seeing those messages.