Password encoding for login to console -------------------------------------- Key: JBPM-2876 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/browse/JBPM-2876 Project: jBPM Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public (Everyone can see) Components: Console Affects Versions: jBPM 4.3 Reporter: M M When logging into the console, if a user's password includes a '%' (percent) symbol, the following error shows up in the server log and GWT shows an "authentication failed" error message. 06-01 12:03:22,412 WARN [org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters] (http-stinger%2F10.20.36.59-8080-1) Parameters: Character decoding failed. Parameter skipped. java.io.CharConversionException: isHexDigit at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:88) at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.convert(UDecoder.java:49) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.urlDecode(Parameters.java:429) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:412) at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:363) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.parseParameters(Request.java:2562) at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.getParameter(Request.java:1060) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.FormAuthenticator.authenticate(FormAuthenticator.java:254) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:417) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:92) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.process(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:126) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.invoke(SecurityContextEstablishmentValve.java:70) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:158) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:330) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:829) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:598) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) Here are some relevant links: http://ninadgawad.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/character-decoding-error-while... http://www.mail-archive.com/users@tomcat.apache.org/msg36743.html http://www.mail-archive.com/users@tomcat.apache.org/msg36744.html -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://jira.jboss.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira