[JENKINS-42280] Nullpointer on BasicSSHUserPrivateKey passphrase

Hi,

When running the same script as mentioned in this ticket: JENKINS-34653">JENKINS-34653, I've got a new NullPointerException.

It looks like the passphrase field in the following file remains null while it actually should contain the password from the credentials.

https://github.com/jenkinsci/ssh-credentials-plugin/blob/384a93e3c188a1b01b1d92279bd5426dabb4e5ee/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/sshcredentials/impl/BasicSSHUserPrivateKey.java

In the script the variable credentials.passphrase is null and therefore invoking credentials.passphrase.plainText will result in a nullpointer.

The question is, why does credentials.passphrase remain null?

java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot get property 'plainText' on null object

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.NullObject.getProperty(NullObject.java:60)

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.getProperty(InvokerHelper.java:174)

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.NullCallSite.getProperty(NullCallSite.java:47)

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callGetProperty(AbstractCallSite.java:296)

	at Script1.run(Script1.groovy:34)

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Originally reported by borisroman, imported from: Nullpointer on BasicSSHUserPrivateKey passphrase

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): ssh-credentials-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 8
  
• watchers: 7
  
• imported: 20251215-193512
  

Raw content of original issue

Hi,


When running the same script as mentioned in this ticket: JENKINS-34653, I've got a new NullPointerException.


It looks like the passphrase field in the following file remains null while it actually should contain the password from the credentials. 

https://github.com/jenkinsci/ssh-credentials-plugin/blob/384a93e3c188a1b01b1d92279bd5426dabb4e5ee/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/jenkins/plugins/sshcredentials/impl/BasicSSHUserPrivateKey.java


In the script the variable credentials.passphrase is null and therefore invoking credentials.passphrase.plainText will result in a nullpointer.


The question is, why does credentials.passphrase remain null?




java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot get property 'plainText' on null object

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.NullObject.getProperty(NullObject.java:60)

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.getProperty(InvokerHelper.java:174)

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.NullCallSite.getProperty(NullCallSite.java:47)

	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callGetProperty(AbstractCallSite.java:296)

	at Script1.run(Script1.groovy:34)