New installation of Bamboo on a fresh server
No code has been check out of this repository
SVN server has a self signed SSL certificate

Create a new project
Choose SVN
Enter https repository URL https://<server_with_self_signed_cert>/path/to/repos
Enter username and password

Receive misleading error "Authentication required for '<https://servername:443> CCAD'"

The real problem is that svn is prompting the user about the self-signed certificate.

The WORKAROUND is to check the code out once and permanently cache the certificate.

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bamboo@panda:/tmp$ svn co https://<server_with_self_signed_cert>/path/to/repos
Error validating server certificate for 'https://<server_with_self_signed_cert>:443':

• The certificate is not issued by a trusted authority. Use the
  fingerprint to validate the certificate manually!
• The certificate hostname does not match.
  Certificate information:
• Hostname: <server_with_self_signed_cert>
• Valid: from Jan 23 22:40:32 2006 GMT until Jan 23 22:40:32 2026 GMT
• Issuer: XYZ Company
• Fingerprint: d2:4f:a0:f0:a3:13:f0:e0:3a:a6:22:97:96:47:00:4b:aa:c3:28:da
  (R)eject, accept (t)emporarily or accept (p)ermanently?

2007-04-16 12:20:27,489 INFO [SocketListener0-1] [SvnRepository] Failed to validate the subversion url
org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNAuthenticationException: svn: Authentication required for '<https://acropolis:443> CCAD'
at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.wc.SVNErrorManager.error(SVNErrorManager.java:46)
at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.DAVUtil.findStartingProperties(DAVUtil.java:124)
at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.DAVConnection.fetchRepositoryUUID(DAVConnection.java:88)
at org.tmatesoft.svn.core.internal.io.dav.DAVRepository.testConnection(DAVRepository.java:78)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.repository.svn.SvnRepository.validate(SvnRepository.java:633)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.actions.build.admin.config.ConfigureBuildRepository.validate(ConfigureBuildRepository.java:75)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.DefaultWorkflowInterceptor.doIntercept(DefaultWorkflowInterceptor.java:123)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooWorkflowInterceptor.doIntercept(BambooWorkflowInterceptor.java:33)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:81)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.validator.ValidationInterceptor.doIntercept(ValidationInterceptor.java:115)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BambooValidationInterceptor.doIntercept(BambooValidationInterceptor.java:33)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.MethodFilterInterceptor.intercept(MethodFilterInterceptor.java:81)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.interceptor.FileUploadInterceptor.intercept(FileUploadInterceptor.java:171)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BasePermissionCheckInterceptor.intercept(BasePermissionCheckInterceptor.java:38)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.I18nInterceptor.intercept(I18nInterceptor.java:151)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.PaginationAwareInterceptor.intercept(PaginationAwareInterceptor.java:68)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.StatisticsAwareInterceptor.intercept(StatisticsAwareInterceptor.java:42)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.ResultsListAwareInterceptor.intercept(ResultsListAwareInterceptor.java:43)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.TestCaseAwareInterceptor.intercept(TestCaseAwareInterceptor.java:43)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BuildAwareInterceptor.intercept(BuildAwareInterceptor.java:40)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:31)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.ExceptionMappingInterceptor.intercept(ExceptionMappingInterceptor.java:100)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BuildConfigurationInterceptor.intercept(BuildConfigurationInterceptor.java:132)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.ww2.interceptors.BuildConfigurationFromSessionInterceptor.intercept(BuildConfigurationFromSessionInterceptor.java:46)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:189)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionProxy.execute(DefaultActionProxy.java:113)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.DispatcherUtils.serviceAction(DispatcherUtils.java:233)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.doFilter(FilterDispatcher.java:198)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:118)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:52)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ActionContextCleanUp.doFilter(ActionContextCleanUp.java:78)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:264)
at org.acegisecurity.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:107)
at org.acegisecurity.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:72)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:110)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.SeraphLoginFilter.doFilter(SeraphLoginFilter.java:56)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:191)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:274)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:148)
at org.acegisecurity.util.FilterToBeanProxy.doFilter(FilterToBeanProxy.java:90)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.BambooAcegiProxyFilter.doFilter(BambooAcegiProxyFilter.java:25)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.LicenseFilter.doFilter(LicenseFilter.java:71)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.atlassian.johnson.filters.JohnsonFilter.doFilter(JohnsonFilter.java:91)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:182)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.LoginFilter.doFilter(LoginFilter.java:177)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at org.springframework.orm.hibernate.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:174)
at com.atlassian.spring.filter.FlushingSpringSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(FlushingSpringSessionInViewFilter.java:29)
at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:77)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.CompressingFilter.doFilter(CompressingFilter.java:69)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at com.atlassian.bamboo.filter.RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.doFilter(RequestCacheThreadLocalFilter.java:26)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(WebApplicationHandler.java:823)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationHandler.dispatch(WebApplicationHandler.java:473)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:567)
at org.mortbay.http.HttpContext.handle(HttpContext.java:1565)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.WebApplicationContext.handle(WebApplicationContext.java:635)
at org.mortbay.http.HttpContext.handle(HttpContext.java:1517)
at org.mortbay.jetty.plus.PlusWebAppContext.handle(PlusWebAppContext.java:158)
at org.mortbay.http.HttpServer.service(HttpServer.java:954)
at org.mortbay.http.HttpConnection.service(HttpConnection.java:814)
at org.mortbay.http.HttpConnection.handleNext(HttpConnection.java:981)
at org.mortbay.http.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:831)
at org.mortbay.http.SocketListener.handleConnection(SocketListener.java:244)
at org.mortbay.util.ThreadedServer.handle(ThreadedServer.java:357)
at org.mortbay.util.ThreadPool$PoolThread.run(ThreadPool.java:534)