PI78759: STUB PASS THROUGH ALTERS URL QUERY STRING CHARACTERS

Rational Performance Test Server 9.1.1
Rational Test Virtualization Server 9.1.1
Rational Integration Tester 9.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  
  Your REST service involves URL characters like for instance
  %3D%3D. The service is configured to go through the RIT proxy.
  
  1. Run the RIT Proxy on the command line to see the log output
  messages (with logging on).
  2. Run a curl command (or else) to invoke your REST service with
  for instance the following sample expected output (in URL):
  
  ....
  XBdWDHfwp0ZoeKUjeaH%2FkmqCw3qg%3D%3D-----END%20CERTIFICATE-----
  
  3. Start a stub to pass-through for the same REST service
  4. Curl again the same REST request
  
  
  EXPECTED RESULTS:
  
  URL sample actual output should be :
  
  ....
  XBdWDHfwp0ZoeKUjeaH%2FkmqCw3qg%3D%3D-----END%20CERTIFICATE-----
  
  
  ACTUAL RESULTS:
  
  URL sample actual output is :
  
  .... XBdWDHfwp0ZoeKUjeaH%2FkmqCw3qg==-----END%20CERTIFICATE-----
  
  With the above changes (%3D changed in =), the application
  server is rejecting the request.
  
  WORKAROUND:
  None
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of the HTTP proxy                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When sending requests through the HTTP proxy that contain    *
  * certain encoded characters, for instance %3D%3D. The proxy   *
  * is changing the format that is passed on to the intended     *
  * destination, in this case the %3D is replaced with the '='   *
  * character.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in version 9.1.1
  

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

  RATL TEST VIRT

• Fixed component ID

  5725G9400

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

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• R801 PSN

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• R850 PSN

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• R851 PSN

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• R860 PSN

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• R870 PSN

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• R871 PSN

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• R900 PSN

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• R901 PSN

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• R910 PSN

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