2215942 - INPUT_USER_CREDENTIAL: com.sap.engine.services.security.exceptions.BaseLoginException: Error during authentication

Software Update Manager (SUM) is used for upgrade/update and error such as the following can be found in the INPUT-USER-CREDENTIALS phase of SUM as:

LOG FILE PATH : /<SUM Dir>/sdt/log/SUM/INPUT-USER-CREDENTIALS_XX.LOG

If you are using SUM SP13 version : then you will get below error  --->
Aug 26, 2015 9:02:29 PM [Info  ]: Dialog eliminator jeeAdminPassEliminator does not allow to omit dialog UserPasswords
Aug 26, 2015 9:02:29 PM [Info  ]: Dialog eliminator jeeAdminUserEliminator does not allow to omit dialog UserPasswords
Aug 26, 2015 9:03:05 PM [Info  ]: Validatable parameter J2EE/J2EEADMIN/PWD has been validated by validator RequiredFields.
Aug 26, 2015 9:03:05 PM [Info  ]: Validating password of JEE Engine User adminbackup.
Aug 26, 2015 9:03:17 PM [Error ]: The following problem has occurred during step execution: java.lang.SecurityException:
Internal server error. An error log with ID [C0000AB0068F00FF0000000200001580] is created.
For more information contact your system administrator..
 
If you are using SUM SP12 version : then you will get below error  --->
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:47 PM [Info  ]: Validatable parameter J2EE/J2EEADMIN/PWD has been validated by validator RequiredFields.
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:47 PM [Info  ]: Validating password of JEE Engine User administrator.
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:48 PM [Info  ]: Validatable parameter J2EE/J2EEADMIN/PWD is invalid according to validator J2EEAdministratorPasswordValidator.
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:51 PM [Info  ]: Dialog eliminator jeeAdminPassEliminator does not allow to omit dialog UserPasswords
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:51 PM [Info  ]: Dialog eliminator jeeAdminUserEliminator does not allow to omit dialog UserPasswords
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:56 PM [Info  ]: Validatable parameter J2EE/J2EEADMIN/PWD has been validated by validator RequiredFields.
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:56 PM [Info  ]: Validating password of JEE Engine User administrator.
Sep 8, 2015 12:31:57 PM [Error ]: The following problem has occurred during step execution: com.sap.sdt.util.diag.DiagException: Could not display dialog UserPasswords.
Could not execute dialog UserPasswords. See previous messages.
Error while trying to validate Administrator password.
     Possible reason: the J2EE engine is not started.
     Error while trying to get initial context.

com.sap.engine.services.jndi.persistent.exceptions.NamingException: Exception during getInitialContext operation. No server is running.
[Root exception is com.sap.engine.services.security.exceptions.BaseLoginException: Error during authentication. For more information see the remote server traces.]
com.sap.engine.services.security.exceptions.BaseLoginException: Error during authentication. For more information see the remote server traces.

Upgrade/Update using SUM tool.

INPUT-USER-CREDENTIALS, J2EE, J2EEADMIN, PWD, java.lang.SecurityException, com.sap.engine.services.security.exceptions.BaseLoginException, service.naming, authentication , KBA , BC-UPG-TLS-TLJ , Upgrade tools for Java , BC-JAS-SEC , Security, User Management , BC-JAS-SEC-LGN , Logon, SSO , Problem