IT48080: LDAP USERS CN IS PICKED AS USERNAME WHICH CAUSES ACCESS ISSUES TO THE INTEGRATION SERVERS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• LDAP authenticator returns the user object with a name that
  might include special characters and space. This case the
  session header to become invalid and will causes access issues
  for the logged in user in the web console.
  

Local fix

• NL
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of the IBM App Connect v13 and v12 web user interface
  using LDAP
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  LinuxZ64, AIX, ZOS, LinuxX64, WinX64, LinuxPPCLE64
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  Web users with special characters in their CN name can loose
  access to the LDAP servers.
  

Problem conclusion

• Web users with special characters in their CN name can now
  access the LDAP servers.
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version   Maintenance Level
  v12.0      12.0.12.15
  v13.0      13.0.4.0
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0560

Applicable component levels