PM64497: WEBSPHERE EDGE CACHING PROXY 6.1 CONVERTS UTF-8 ENCODED VALUES TO THEIR ASCII CHARACTERS WHEN USING REDIRECT RULES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• WebSphere Edge Caching Proxy 6.1 converts UTF-8 encoded values
  to their ASCII characters when using Redirect rules
  -
  example:
  Here is a rule
  redirect /connections/* to https://www.sitename2.com/*
  -
  http://www.sitename1.com/connections/%25sample
  is redirected as  https://www.sitename2.com/%sample
  -
  %25 is a UTF-8 encoded value
  The ASCII character for this encoded value is actually %
  -
  WebSphere Edge Caching Proxy is translating the encoded value
  %25
  to it's ASCII character % when performing the redirect
  

Local fix

• na
  

Problem summary

• WebSphere Edge Caching Proxy 6.1 converts UTF-8 encoded values
  to their ASCII characters when using Redirect rules
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix performs an exact match for the header. It is fixed in
  6.1.0.30, 7.0.0.10, 8.0.0.5 and later versions of proxy.
  

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

  WEBS CACH PROXY

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8810

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R800 PSY

     UP