Login With a Password Containing German Umlauts or Special Characters is Not Possible From the Java Client (Doc ID 1294022.1)

Last updated on JUNE 21, 2018

Applies to:

Symptoms

On Oracle Agile EDM 6.1.1 with the Java Client

Find when using German Umlauts (ä, ö, ü) and/or special characters like (!"#$%&/()=) in the user password the user is not able to login.
6.1.1 HF26 which fixes bug 9471196 is installed.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
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Expect special characters and German Umlaut to work in the user password.

The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
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1. Change the user password including an Umlaut (ä, ö, ü) and/or special characters (!"#$%&/()=)
2. Logout and login again with the new password
Login is not possible due to wrong password.

Cause

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