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IT25836: AAA NETEGRITY POLICY MIGHT ADD WHITESPACE TO SET-COOKIE HEADER VALUE ERRONEOUSLY

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The AAA policy which leverages store:///dp/aaa-netegrity.xsl
    might add extra whitespace to the Set-Cookie header value which
    might result in errors on clients or backend servers.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Cookie values when generated by AAA Netegrity produce trailing
    spaces. Ex: Set-Cookie: Cookie=      Value
    

Problem conclusion

  • Format store:///dp/aaa-netegrity.xsl to produce no spaces
    between Cookie and Value per RFC 6265 spec.
    Fix is available in 7.5.0.19, 7.5.1.18, 7.5.2.18, 7.6.0.11 and
    2018.4.1.1
    For a list of the latest fix packs available, please see:
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21237631
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT25836

  • Reported component name

    DATAPOWER

  • Reported component ID

    DP1234567

  • Reported release

    750

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-07-27

  • Closed date

    2018-11-29

  • Last modified date

    2018-12-05

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Modules/Macros

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Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    DATAPOWER

  • Fixed component ID

    DP1234567

Applicable component levels

  • R750 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 September 2021