AAF Authentication fails with " (quotation mark) in password

  • 7018996
  • 16-May-2017
  • 16-May-2017

Environment

Advanced Authentication Framework
AAF 5.5
Radius method

Situation

Unable to authenticate through AAF Radius server with " in password
User can't log in using username and password using the AAF radius method
Problem occurs when LDAP password contains a " (quotation mark) 

Resolution

Bug report has been entered.

Workaround:  Change the LDAP password to not include a " (quotation mark)

Cause

The problem is in FreeRADIUS, which is used for the AAF Radius Server.  
We don't have a list, but it is possible that some other special characters my also not work. 

Status

Reported to Engineering