NPE thrown from com.atlassian.sal.api.user.UserManager.getRemoteUser()

2014-08-06 19:26:20.249479500 2014-08-06 19:26:20,245 TP-Processor2 ERROR [common.error.jersey.ThrowableExceptionMapper] Uncaught exception thrown by REST service: The validated object is null
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249482500 java.lang.NullPointerException: The validated object is null
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249483500 	at org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.notNull(Validate.java:222)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249483500 	at org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate.notNull(Validate.java:203)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249484500 	at com.atlassian.crowd.manager.application.AliasManagerImpl.findUsernameByAlias(AliasManagerImpl.java:35)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249497500 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249498500 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249499500 	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249500500 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249502500 	at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:317)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249502500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249503500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249508500 	at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor$1.proceedWithInvocation(TransactionInterceptor.java:96)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249509500 	at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.invokeWithinTransaction(TransactionAspectSupport.java:260)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249510500 	at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:94)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249513500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249513500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249514500 	at $Proxy26.findUsernameByAlias(Unknown Source)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249515500 	at com.atlassian.crowd.manager.application.TranslatingApplicationService.findUserByName(TranslatingApplicationService.java:107)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249517500 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249518500 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249519500 	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249523500 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249523500 	at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:317)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249524500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249525500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249527500 	at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor$1.proceedWithInvocation(TransactionInterceptor.java:96)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249528500 	at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAspectSupport.invokeWithinTransaction(TransactionAspectSupport.java:260)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249529500 	at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:94)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249532500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249532500 	at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249533500 	at $Proxy25.findUserByName(Unknown Source)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249534500 	at com.atlassian.crowd.embedded.core.CrowdServiceImpl.getUser(CrowdServiceImpl.java:93)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249544500 	at com.atlassian.sal.crowd.user.DefaultUserManager.getRemoteUser(DefaultUserManager.java:49)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249544500 	at com.atlassian.crowd.plugin.usermanagement.rest.resource.password.PasswordMeterResource.getPasswordMeterConfigForLoggedInUser(PasswordMeterResource.java:62)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249546500 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249546500 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249549500 	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249550500 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249550500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.interceptor.impl.DispatchProviderHelper$ResponseOutInvoker$1.invoke(DispatchProviderHelper.java:234)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249551500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.interceptor.impl.DispatchProviderHelper$1.intercept(DispatchProviderHelper.java:100)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249554500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.interceptor.impl.DefaultMethodInvocation.invoke(DefaultMethodInvocation.java:61)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249555500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.validation.ValidationInterceptor.intercept(ValidationInterceptor.java:78)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249559500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.interceptor.impl.DefaultMethodInvocation.invoke(DefaultMethodInvocation.java:61)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249560500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.expand.interceptor.ExpandInterceptor.intercept(ExpandInterceptor.java:38)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249560500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.interceptor.impl.DefaultMethodInvocation.invoke(DefaultMethodInvocation.java:61)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249564500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.interceptor.impl.DispatchProviderHelper.invokeMethodWithInterceptors(DispatchProviderHelper.java:132)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249565500 	at com.atlassian.plugins.rest.common.interceptor.impl.DispatchProviderHelper$ResponseOutInvoker._dispatch(DispatchProviderHelper.java:230)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249566500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.model.method.dispatch.ResourceJavaMethodDispatcher.dispatch(ResourceJavaMethodDispatcher.java:75)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249568500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.uri.rules.HttpMethodRule.accept(HttpMethodRule.java:302)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249569500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.uri.rules.RightHandPathRule.accept(RightHandPathRule.java:147)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249570500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.uri.rules.ResourceClassRule.accept(ResourceClassRule.java:108)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249574500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.uri.rules.RightHandPathRule.accept(RightHandPathRule.java:147)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249575500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.uri.rules.RootResourceClassesRule.accept(RootResourceClassesRule.java:84)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249575500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl._handleRequest(WebApplicationImpl.java:1511)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249576500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl._handleRequest(WebApplicationImpl.java:1442)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249579500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl.handleRequest(WebApplicationImpl.java:1391)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249580500 	at com.sun.jersey.server.impl.application.WebApplicationImpl.handleRequest(WebApplicationImpl.java:1381)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249581500 	at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.WebComponent.service(WebComponent.java:416)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249581500 	at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.service(ServletContainer.java:538)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249584500 	at com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer.service(ServletContainer.java:716)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249585500 	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249589500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249589500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249590500 	at com.atlassian.crowd.horde.analytics.HttpRequestAnalyticsFilter.doFilter(HttpRequestAnalyticsFilter.java:51)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249591500 	at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:343)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249596500 	at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:260)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249597500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249598500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249599500 	at org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:151)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249602500 	at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:106)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249602500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249607500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249607500 	at com.atlassian.crowd.plugin.web.filter.HttpContextFilter.doFilter(HttpContextFilter.java:34)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249608500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249609500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249612500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249612500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249613500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249614500 	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249616500 	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249616500 	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:298)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249617500 	at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:190)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249618500 	at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:291)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249622500 	at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:776)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249623500 	at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:705)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249624500 	at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:898)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249624500 	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:690)
2014-08-06 19:26:20.249627500 	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)