PM73110: Kerberos authentication for non-ASCII usernames fails

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 9.0
Rational Software Architect 9.0
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software 9.0
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 3 (8.0.4.3) for 8.0.4
Rational Application Developer Standard Edition Fix Pack 3 (8.0.4.3) for 8.0.4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to use Kerberos authentication for non-ASCII usernames
  (containing for example German umlauts) return
  kerberos.error_code == 6 (KRB5KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN) when
  using the IBM JVM 1.6 contained in IBM Rational Application
  Developer 8.0.4.1.
  
  Problem:
  
  This issue was reported as IBM JVM APAR:
  IV27398 JGSS component does not support non-ASCII principal
  name.
  
  Local fix:
  
  There is no known workaround at this time
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Attempts to use Kerberos authentication for non-ASCII usernames
  (containing for example German umlauts) return
  kerberos.error_code == 6 (KRB5KDC_ERR_C_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN) when
  using the IBM JVM 1.6 contained in IBM Rational Application
  Developer 8.0.4.1.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.0.4.3.
  

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 APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R804 PSY

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