Server Error for non-base 64 character, padded characters, or an illegal character among the padding characters occurs for specific users

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    Applies to:
  • SecureAuth Identity Platform
  • Legacy SecureAuth IdP
Deployment model:
  • Cloud
  • Hybrid
  • On Premises
  • Version Affected:  All

    Description:  

    Upon logging into a realm, specific users land upon a server error:

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    Error log:

    Message="Error Message: The input is not a valid Base-64 string as it contains a non-base 64 character, more than two padding characters, or an illegal character among the padding characters.

     

    Cause:  

    Considering specific users may land upon this error, they may have certain characters in their attributes that fall out of the scope of what is considered to be Base64.

    • Base64 characters should exist within the following:
    A-Z, a-z, and 0-9

    • If there are more than two padded characters, you would see a value in a user's attribute, such as:
    mjohnson***

    Note that spaces do count as padded characters.

    • Illegal characters may exist in a user's name, such as:
    Asbjørn

     

    Resolution:  

    Check the user's attributes to see if there are any padded and/or foreign characters. More often than not, the issue will be tied to a foreign character in a user's name attribute.

     

     

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