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"Forbidden external reference" error and controlling external DTD/entity references

Troubleshooting


Problem

The DataPower Gateway returns an error: "Forbidden external reference encountered while parsing XML. External DTD/entity references are no longer allowed by default." This can happen while configuring a DataPower service or during XML schema validation.

[{"Product":{"code":"SS9H2Y","label":"IBM DataPower Gateway"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"General","Platform":[{"code":"PF009","label":"Firmware"}],"Version":"6.0.0;6.0.1;7.0.0;7.1;7.2","Edition":"Edition Independent","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM DataPower Gateway

Software version:
6.0.0, 6.0.1, 7.0.0, 7.1, 7.2

Operating system(s):
Firmware

Document number:
88491

Modified date:
08 June 2021

UID

swg21253017

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