PI22286: IN SOME CASES ON WINDOWS MOBILE, HTTP BASIC AUTHENTICATION PROMPT IS UNEXPECTEDLY PRESENTED TO THE USER ON WORKLIGHT I

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In some cases involving mobile web applications on Windows
  Mobile devices, the WWW-Authenticate HTTP header included in
  the response to the Worklight "init" request unexpectedly
  causes the device's default browser to present a HTTP basic
  authentication challenge to the user.
  

Local fix

• None known
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Windows mobile users using embedded environment.             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * App shows basic authentication when a connection is made to  *
  * worklight server. This is because WL sends back 401 response *
  * which will be handled by windows phone rather than WL.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Change response from 401 to 403 and handled it within WL.    *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• -
  

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

  WORKLIGHT CONSU

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY

     UP

• R620 PSY

     UP