Encoding type usage
WebSEAL requires that any URL presented for processing must contain only a single character encoding type such as UTF-8 or ShiftJIS.
When URLs contain multiple character encoding types, WebSEAL cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data in the request because the decoded value of the UTF-8 characters might not match the decoded value of the same characters in the local code page. This possible inaccuracy in the data might cause WebSEAL to mistakenly grant unauthorized users access to protected objects.
When WebSEAL encounters a URL with multiple character encoding types, the URL is returned as a Bad Request.
Parent topic: Web server configuration
Related concepts
- Content caching
- Communication protocol configuration
- IPv4 and IPv6 overview
- IPv6: Compatibility support
- IP levels for credential attributes
- LDAP directory server configuration
- WebSEAL worker thread configuration
- WebSEAL worker threads
- Global allocation of worker threads for junctions
- Per-junction allocation of worker threads for junctions
- HTTP data compression
- WebSEAL data handling by using UTF-8
- UTF-8 dependency on user registry configuration
- UTF-8 data conversion issues
- UTF-8 impact on authentication
- UTF-8 impact on authorization (dynamic URL)
- UTF-8 support for uniform resource locators
- UTF-8 support in POST body information (forms)
- UTF-8 support in query strings
- UTF-8 encoding of tokens for cross domain single signon
- UTF-8 encoding of tokens for e-community single signon
- UTF-8 encoding of cookies for failover authentication
- UTF-8 encoding of cookies for LTPA authentication
- UTF-8 encoding in junction requests
- Validation of character encoding in request data
- Set system environment variables
- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Support
Related tasks
- Specify the WebSEAL host name
- Modify the configuration file settings
- Configure WebSEAL for IPv6 and IPv4 requests
Related reference
- IPv6: Upgrade notes
- Allocation view of worker threads for junctions
- Supported wildcard pattern matching characters