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Re: gss_display_name escaping space?




On Jun 12, 2007, at 2:58 PM, Michael B Allen wrote:

> 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.

Good point.

> 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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