UTF-8 encoding of tokens for cross domain single sign-on

The use of UTF-8 encoding for strings within tokens used for cross domain single signon is specified in the WebSEAL configuration file.

[cdsso]
use-utf8 = {true|false}

Default is true.

When use-utf8 is set to "false", strings are encoded using the local code page. Use this value when implementing cross domain single signon with pre-version 5.1 WebSEAL servers. WebSEAL servers from versions prior to version 5.1 do not use UTF-8 encoding for tokens. When deploying WebSEAL in an environment that includes these older servers, configure WebSEAL to not use UTF-8 encoding. This setting is necessary for backward compatibility.

Parent topic: Compatibility issues for CDSSO