ibm-mobilefirstworklight-security

Worklight App submits lots of requests which result into HTTP 401

We have worklight app with app security defined in application-descriptor.xml. We have challenge handler to handle the challenges. In wlCommonInit() function, we call WL.Client.Connect() function which in turns triggers the challenge handler. User can type in user id / password and authenticate successfully. All good till this point.

In challenge handler after successful authenticate we call ChallengeHandler.submitSuccess() method to inform worklight about successfull authentication.

This call should result into WL.client.connect() onSuccess callback function, but instead it makes lot of request to URL ../App/iphone/init and retuns with 401. Eventually after 1-2 minutes it gets HTTP 200 for particular request and then enters into onSuccess().

Any idea why so many requests which result into 401?

Below is code snippet, in main.js...

            WL.Client.connect({
                onSuccess : callbackOnSuccess,
                onFailure : callbackOnFailure
            });

in challengeHandler.js.. 

$('#loginButton').bind('click', function () {
  var reqURL = '/j_security_check';
    var options = {};
    options.parameters = {
            j_username : $('#username').val(),
            j_password : $('#password').val()
    };
    options.headers = {};
    ChallengeHandler.submitLoginForm(reqURL, options, ChallengeHandler.submitLoginFormCallback);
});

ChallengeHandler.submitLoginFormCallback = function(response) {
        WASLTPARealmChallengeHandler.submitSuccess();
};
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