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IT34349: STRICT TRANSPORT SECURITY WILL BE ADDED TO OAUTH APIS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SECURITY CONCERNS

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Fix packs for DataPower Gateway version 10.0.x

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Strict Transport Security not enforced (medium) - response does
not include a Strict-Transport-Security header.

Vulnerability
classifications: CWE-523: Unprotected Transport of
Credentials

Login pages do not use adequate measures to
protect the user name and password while they are in transit
from the client to the server.

Local fix

  • HSTS header added to all HTTPS responses from OAuth

Problem summary

  • Strict Transport Security will be added to OAuth API calls.

Problem conclusion

  • The fix is in 2018.4.1.14 and 10.0.1.1

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IT34349
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  • Reported component name
    DATAPOWER
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  • Reported component ID
    DP1234567
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  • Reported release
    18X
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
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  • Submitted date
    2020-09-24
    • 

  • Closed date
    2021-01-12
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2022-01-12
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    DATAPOWER
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  • Fixed component ID
    DP1234567
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            Modified date:
            

            13 January 2022
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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