PK72703: NLS characters in step up authentication broken

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Navigating to Administration > Access > Resource Permissions >
  Pages > "Authentication Level" shows broken
  characters for some languages
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Navigating to Administration > Access > Resource Permissions
  > Pages > "Authentication Level" shows broken characters for
  some languages.
  

Problem conclusion

• Related properties files needed to be ISO8859-1 encoded
  instead of UTF-8.
  
  Failing Module(s):
     Authorization/Authentication (login/logout)
  
  Affected Users:
     All users using step-up authentication
  
  Version Information:
      Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.0
       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=PK72703&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  You may need to type or paste the complete address into your Web
  browser.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

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