Distribution License - Getting an error HTTP 400 - Bad Request (Request header is too large)
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I'm trying to renew our corporate distribution license for Reader but keep seeing this error from their webserver, anyone else seeing this and is it down for long?
HTTP Status 400 – Bad Request
Type Exception Report
Message Request header is too large
Description The server cannot or will not process the request due to something that is perceived to be a client error (e.g., malformed request syntax, invalid request message framing, or deceptive request routing).
Exception
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Request header is too large org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11InputBuffer.parseHeaders(Http11InputBuffer.java:574) org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:311) org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66) org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:853) org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1587) org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1135) java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635) org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:844)
Note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs.
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Sorry for the trouble.
I tested it for different geo's and it seems to be working fine right now. Can you try a different browser or incognito mode of the browser.
If the issue occurs again let us know the current time and your country.
~Tariq Ahmad
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Hey 6 Months later and still the same error. What can I do now?

