SecurityException when trying to add an account

Question

I'm experimenting with Android AccountManager.

I have an Account authentication service that shows UI to enter username/password.

I go to Settings/Accounts/Add Account, choose my new account type and I'm presented with the UI.

When I click OK I get the following error

04-24 14:48:29.334: E/AndroidRuntime(386): java.lang.SecurityException: 
    caller uid 10035 is different than the authenticator's uid

The only method of MyAccountAuthenticationService:

@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
    return new MyAccountAuthenticator(this).getIBinder();
}

MyAccountAuthenticator:

@Override
public Bundle addAccount(AccountAuthenticatorResponse response, 
    String accountType, String authTokenType, String[] requiredFeatures, 
    Bundle options) throws NetworkErrorException {

    final Intent intent = new Intent(context, MyAccountCreatorActivity.class);
    intent.putExtra(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATOR_RESPONSE, response);
    final Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
    bundle.putParcelable(AccountManager.KEY_INTENT, intent);
    return bundle;
}

Fragment of MyAccountCreatorActivity's onClick

AccountManager accManager = AccountManager.get(this);
Account newAccount = new Account(email, MyAccountAuthenticator.ACCOUNT_TYPE);
accManager.setPassword(newAccount, password);

Exception is thrown on setPassword. I already required all the accounting permissions. I'm not sure about what could be causing this. If you need more code/information please ask.

Thank you.

see this loganandandy.tumblr.com/post/613041897/caller-uid-is-different maybe helpful — ρяσѕρєя K
– ρяσѕρєя K, Commented Apr 24, 2012 at 15:09
Possible duplicate of SecurityException: caller uid XXXX is different than the authenticator's uid — rds
– rds, Commented Oct 27, 2015 at 18:34
@rds sorry it's not a dupe. The original XML had a typo, however Android will not explain you exactly the real nature of the problem — usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ
– usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ, Commented Oct 28, 2015 at 7:37

droideckar · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-06 20:57:35Z

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Seems obvious, but you will also see this error if your authenticator service has not been defined in AndroidManifest.xml. For example:

<service android:name="your.AuthService">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.accounts.AccountAuthenticator" />
    </intent-filter>
    <meta-data android:name="android.accounts.AccountAuthenticator"
         android:resource="@xml/authenticator" />
</service>

answered Jun 6, 2013 at 20:57

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usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ Over a year ago

Thanks for the answer. The question didn't state that I already wrote the XML, in that case with a syntax glitch

usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-24 15:10:32Z

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Thanks to @imran khan, I discovered that my constant value didn't match "exactly" what was in the authenticator XML definition

answered Apr 24, 2012 at 15:10

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Danny Over a year ago

I don't understand how your "authenticator XML definition" is different from the answer about the AndroidManifest. Did you have to match your AndroidManifest or was the answer elsewhere?

usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ Over a year ago

if I mistype org.zighinetto.myapp.account as org.zighinetto.myap.account it won't work. It was simply defined one way in the XML and another way in the code (public static final String... you know...)

Steve Strates · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-05 21:55:41Z

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In my case, I got this error when I ran two different flavors on the same device. The second one was trying to access the same account as the first, which caused the error.

answered Aug 5, 2016 at 21:55

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matdev Over a year ago

I had the same problem on an Android 5 phone, which I fixed by changing the flavor dimension name, thanks to your answer :)

Mateusz Wlodarczyk · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-08 16:48:26Z

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In my case I accidently defined AuthenticatorService in the Manifest outside the <application> tags. Moving the declaration inside <application> fixed the issue. Hope will help someone.

answered May 8, 2016 at 16:48

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