Can't join MCU to Active Directory Domain due to error "javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: could not obtain TGT" (4287524)

When trying to join the MCU to an AD domain, it fails with the following error message:

"Active Directory verification failed because javax.security.auth.login.LoginException: could not obtain TGT"

The system the MCU was installed on was running java version 1.6.0.37. There is a known issue in any java version higher than 1.6.0.33 which causes the failure seen. This issue is documented in MCU defect ID #28628.

WORKAROUND

Downgrading java to version 1.6.0.33 resolves the issue.