Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When Portal issues a redirect after successful authentication through a TAI, the URL being computed does not encode query parameters properly. Example symptom addressed by this APAR fix: Login to virtual portal results in the following: [8/6/09 1:56:34:719 CDT] 00000088 Servlet E com.ibm.wps.engine.Servlet handleException EJPEJ0070E: An exception occurred while processing the request. java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid LF not followed by whitespace at com.ibm.ws.genericbnf.impl.BNFHeadersImpl.checkHeaderValue(BNFHe adersImp l.java(Compiled Code))
Local fix
N/A
Problem summary
When Portal issues a redirect after successful authentication through a TAI, the URL being computed for the redirect does not encode query parameters properly. As a result, the redirect URL cannot be decoded by Portal.
Problem conclusion
After fixing the method to compute the redirect URL, the query parameters are encoded with UTF-8 encoding. Manual Steps: None Failing Module(s): Authorization/Authentication (login/logout) Affected Users: End users Version Information: Portal Version(s): 6.0.1.5 Pre-Requisite(s): PK79348 Co-Requisite(s): --- Portal Version(s): 6.0.1.6 Pre-Requisite(s): Co-Requisite(s): --- Platform Specific: This fix applies to all platforms. A fix is available from Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde r?apar=PK93436&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5 You may need to type or paste the complete address into your Web browser.
Temporary fix
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APAR Information
APAR number
PK93436
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE PORTA
Reported component ID
5724E7600
Reported release
60J
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2009-08-07
Closed date
2009-08-13
Last modified date
2010-10-27
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
WEBSPHERE PORTA
Fixed component ID
5724E7600
Applicable component levels
R60J PSY
UP
R60K PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 October 2010