**Build scan:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/s/yfaagkyu6rhis/tests/:x-pack:plugin:core:test/org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc.AuthenticationSerializationTests/testWriteToWithCrossClusterAccessThrowsOnUnsupportedVersion

**Reproduction line:**
```
./gradlew ':x-pack:plugin:core:test' --tests "org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc.AuthenticationSerializationTests.testWriteToWithCrossClusterAccessThrowsOnUnsupportedVersion" -Dtests.seed=1BC29BF7065DAE8B -Dtests.locale=hi-IN -Dtests.timezone=US/Michigan -Druntime.java=20
```

**Applicable branches:**
main

**Reproduces locally?:**
Yes

**Failure history:**
https://gradle-enterprise.elastic.co/scans/tests?tests.container=org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc.AuthenticationSerializationTests&tests.test=testWriteToWithCrossClusterAccessThrowsOnUnsupportedVersion

**Failure excerpt:**
```
junit.framework.AssertionFailedError: Expected exception IllegalArgumentException but no exception was thrown

  at __randomizedtesting.SeedInfo.seed([1BC29BF7065DAE8B:E4A22934B19966D1]:0)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.LuceneTestCase.expectThrows(LuceneTestCase.java:2864)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.LuceneTestCase.expectThrows(LuceneTestCase.java:2850)
  at org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc.AuthenticationSerializationTests.testWriteToWithCrossClusterAccessThrowsOnUnsupportedVersion(AuthenticationSerializationTests.java:93)
  at jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:578)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner.invoke(RandomizedRunner.java:1758)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$8.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:946)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$9.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:982)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$10.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:996)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleSetupTeardownChained$1.evaluate(TestRuleSetupTeardownChained.java:48)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.AbstractBeforeAfterRule$1.evaluate(AbstractBeforeAfterRule.java:43)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleThreadAndTestName$1.evaluate(TestRuleThreadAndTestName.java:45)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures$1.evaluate(TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java:60)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleMarkFailure$1.evaluate(TestRuleMarkFailure.java:44)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl$StatementRunner.run(ThreadLeakControl.java:390)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl.forkTimeoutingTask(ThreadLeakControl.java:843)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl$3.evaluate(ThreadLeakControl.java:490)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner.runSingleTest(RandomizedRunner.java:955)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$5.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:840)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$6.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:891)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.RandomizedRunner$7.evaluate(RandomizedRunner.java:902)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.AbstractBeforeAfterRule$1.evaluate(AbstractBeforeAfterRule.java:43)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleStoreClassName$1.evaluate(TestRuleStoreClassName.java:38)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule$1.evaluate(NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule.java:40)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule$1.evaluate(NoShadowingOrOverridesOnMethodsRule.java:40)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleAssertionsRequired$1.evaluate(TestRuleAssertionsRequired.java:53)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.AbstractBeforeAfterRule$1.evaluate(AbstractBeforeAfterRule.java:43)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleMarkFailure$1.evaluate(TestRuleMarkFailure.java:44)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures$1.evaluate(TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java:60)
  at org.apache.lucene.tests.util.TestRuleIgnoreTestSuites$1.evaluate(TestRuleIgnoreTestSuites.java:47)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.rules.StatementAdapter.evaluate(StatementAdapter.java:36)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl$StatementRunner.run(ThreadLeakControl.java:390)
  at com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.ThreadLeakControl.lambda$forkTimeoutingTask$0(ThreadLeakControl.java:850)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1623)

```
x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authc/AuthenticationTests.java
actualAuthentication.getAuthenticatingSubject().getMetadata(),
            hasEntry(AuthenticationField.CROSS_CLUSTER_ACCESS_AUTHENTICATION_KEY, crossClusterAccessSubjectInfo.getAuthentication())
        );
        assertThat(
            actualAuthentication.getAuthenticatingSubject().getMetadata(),
            hasEntry(
                AuthenticationField.CROSS_CLUSTER_ACCESS_ROLE_DESCRIPTORS_KEY,
                crossClusterAccessSubjectInfo.getRoleDescriptorsBytesList()
            )
        );
    }
    public void testMaybeRewriteRealmRef() {
        final RealmRef realmRefWithDomain = AuthenticationTests.randomRealmRef(true);
        assertThat(realmRefWithDomain.getDomain(), notNullValue());
        assertThat(
            Authentication.maybeRewriteRealmRef(
                TransportVersionUtils.randomVersionBetween(
                    random(),
                    null,
                    TransportVersionUtils.getPreviousVersion(Authentication.VERSION_REALM_DOMAINS)
                ),
                realmRefWithDomain
            ).getDomain(),
            nullValue()
        );
        assertThat(
            Authentication.maybeRewriteRealmRef(
                TransportVersionUtils.randomVersionBetween(random(), Authentication.VERSION_REALM_DOMAINS, null),
                realmRefWithDomain
            ),