IT41306: HTTP INPUT HEADERS MAY CONTAIN SPURIOUS WHITESPACE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Inbound HTTP or SOAP requests do not have leading and trailing
  spaces trimmed from the value of HTTP headers. This can lead to
  unexpected values for these headers being set in the tree and
  may cause a change in behaviour for messageflows migrated from
  IBM Integration Bus that rely on the headers value not
  containing leading or trailing whitespace. For example:
  
  v10:
  (0x03000000:NameValue):SOAPAction              = '' (CHARACTER)
  
  v11:
  
  (0x03000000:NameValue):SOAPAction              = ' '
  (CHARACTER)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of App Connect Enterprise v11 or v12 using HTTPInput
  or SOAPInput Nodes.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Inbound HTTP or SOAP requests do not have leading and trailing
  spaces trimmed from the value of HTTP headers. This can lead to
  unexpected values for these headers being set in the tree and
  may cause a change in behaviour for messageflows migrated from
  IBM Integration Bus that rely on the headers value not
  containing leading or trailing whitespace. For example:
  
  v10:
  (0x03000000:NameValue):SOAPAction              = '' (CHARACTER)
  
  v11/v12:
  
  (0x03000000:NameValue):SOAPAction              = ' '
  (CHARACTER)
  

Problem conclusion

• Leading and trailing whitespace is now trimmed from HTTP Header
  values.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v11.0      11.0.0.20
  v12.0      12.0.7.0
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0550

Applicable component levels