PM38773: CMS SAMPLE FOR AUTHENTICATION LOOPS WHEN USING FIREFOX 3.5 AND 3.6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The mashup authentication sample goes into an infinite loop
  after supplying all the required parameters correctly and
  clicking on the Report Output button.??Have to use Task Manager
  to stop Firefox.??Log files show DPR-DPR-1035
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException Adding text to an XML
  document must not be null??To prevent the problem:??Set a
  Content-Type request header to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
  prior to doing the send on the /rds/auth/logon POST??OR??use a
  GET rather than a POST
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * Pack 1                                                       *
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Problem conclusion

• Code Fix
  

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

  COG8 SOFT DEVKI

• Fixed component ID

  5724W12SK

Applicable component levels

• RA11 PSN

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