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Oracle Access Manager 11g R2PS3 (OAM 11.1.2.3) Pre-Authentication Rule Not Working For WebGate Protected Applications (Doc ID 2388292.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 29, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Access Manager - Version 11.1.2.3.171017 and later
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Symptoms

On : Oracle Access Manager 11g R2PS3 (OAM 11.1.2.3)

ACTUAL BEHAVIOR
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1. Customer has pre-authentication rule condition set to request.userAgent.lower().find('firefox') > 0 or str(request.requestMap['User-agent']).lower().find('firefox') .
2. It does not switch authentication scheme as expected.
3. Even 'TRUE' == 'TRUE' is not working.
4. The rule works for SAML2 based application. It is not working for WebGate protected application.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
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1. When WebGate protected application using pre-authentication rule is accessed, it is expected to redirect to new authentication scheme.

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Access WebGate protected application that is using not working application domain, pre-authentication rule.

BUSINESS IMPACT
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The issue has the following business impact:
Users are not able to authenticate as expected.

Cause

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