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Re: gss_display_name escaping space?



On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:23:13 -0700
"Henry B. Hotz" <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:

> Ar you sure this is an error?
>
> As long as putting the returned display name back into gssapi gets  
> you the right internal representation I think it's standards conforming.

No and yes.

No, it seems it is not a bug according to the spec.

However, IMO, it is a bug to insert a backslash into a string that is
supposed to be used for display purposes.

Mike

> On Jun 12, 2007, at 11:52 AM, Michael B Allen wrote:
> 
> > I'm seeing 0.7.2 gss_display_name returning a UPN with it's space
> > escaped. Meaning if the UPN is "Test User@EXAMPLE.COM",  
> > gss_display_name
> > returns "Test\ User@EXAMPLE.COM".
> >
> > Is this right? I'm trying to figure out where this should be fixed.

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