LI80981: NATIVE APIC OAUTH SERVER URL ENCODING PASSWORDS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Username and Password in the body of a OAuth Password grant
  request is correctly UTF-8 decoded with this fix. Previously
  the body in the OAuth Password grant request was not correctly
  UTF-8 decoded before being used to form the Authorization
  Bearer Header
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Users using password with characters were not getting their
  password correctly decoded in DP before sending the request to
  LDAP registry when used within OAuth Provider.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed the decoding issue that datapower gateway was having with
  during Authentication URL request within an OAuth Provider's
  user security options. User of APIGW should see correct behavior
  in 2018.4.1.7 and beyond.
  

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

  API CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5725Z2201

Applicable component levels