Audit data in UTF-8 format

Verify Identity Access produces audit data that uses UTF-8 encoding. When the operating system uses a non-UTF-8 code page, Verify Identity Access converts the data to a format that matches the non-UTF-8 code page. In some cases, the conversion can result in data loss. For this reason, run Verify Identity Access in an environment that uses UTF-8 encoded code pages.

When the operating system does not use a UTF-8 code page, the conversion to UTF-8 can result in data loss. When data loss occurs, the log file contains a series of question mark (?) characters at the location where the data conversion was problematic.

When running in a non-UTF-8 locale, use the UTF8FILE type in the routing file. For more information about the UTF8FILE type, see Routing files.