PM84811: ENCODING ISSUES WITH SOME CHARACTERS LIKE N-TILDE.

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Encoding issues while using certain characters with UTF-8 vs
ISO-8859.

Local fix

Problem summary

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* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server                                      *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Certain characters are displayed        *
*                      incorrectly depending upon the          *
*                      inbound URI and the request encoding    *
*                      set.                                    *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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When the inbound request URI is not UTF-8 encoded (for example,
if requested via Microsoft Internet Explorer) but the request
encoding is set to UTF-8 then characters whose encoded values
are different in ISO-8859 vs UTF-8 will be displayed
incorrectly in the response (for example: n-tilde characters).

Problem conclusion

The WebContainer code has been updated and the characters are
encoded and decoded correctly based on the request encoding
set. To get this new behavior the following new WebContainer
custom property needs to be set.

com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.decodeParamViaReqEncoding = true
(default =false)

The instructions to set the new property are here,
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21284395

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix packs 6.1.0.47, 7.0.0.31, 8.0.0.7, and 8.5.5.1.  Please
refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery
information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PM84811
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
61W
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2013-03-14
Closed date
2013-05-03
Last modified date
2013-05-03

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

PM92940

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Fixed component ID
5724J0800

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61I PSY
UP
R61P PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP
R800 PSY
UP
R850 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
11 January 2022

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PM84811: ENCODING ISSUES WITH SOME CHARACTERS LIKE N-TILDE.

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY

R61H PSY

R61I PSY

R61P PSY

R61S PSY

R61W PSY

R700 PSY

R800 PSY

R850 PSY

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