I'd first make sure you're not url-encoding your return URL twice. I'd like
to not believe that a CAS server wouldn't url-decode before the redirect,
but ...

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Jimmy Ghaphery <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yes the original url looks like
>
> http://....../app.cfm?id=15
> and the return url coming back from CAS looks like
>
> http://....../app.cfm?id%3d15
>
> I am pretty sure this is native to the way CAS returns urls, and probably
> need to ping some ColdFusion folks on how to deal with the urlencoded
> return. I'll also message the ColdFusion library group.
>
> If anyone out here has CAS experience and can confirm that urlencoded
> return urls seem normal that would be helpful.
>
>
>
>
> Walker, David wrote:
>
>> So a user arrives at your app.  You see that they are not logged in, and
>> so redirect them to the CAS server with a return URL back to your
>> application.
>>
>> Do you have an example of that URL?
>>
>> --Dave
>>
>> ==================
>> David Walker
>> Library Web Services Manager
>> California State University
>> http://xerxes.calstate.edu
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jimmy
>> Ghaphery [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:18 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] urldecode problem and CAS
>>
>> CODE4LIB,
>>
>> I'm looking for some urldecode help if possible. I have an app that gets
>> a call through a url which looks like this in order to pull up a
>> specific record:
>> http://....../app.cfm?id=15
>>
>> It is password protected and we have recently moved to CAS for
>> authentication. After it gets passed from CAS back to our server it
>> looks like this and tosses an error:
>> http://....../app.cfm?id%3d15
>>
>> The equals sign translated to %3d
>>
>> Any ideas are appreciated.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> -Jimmy
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jimmy Ghaphery
>> Head, Library Information Systems
>> VCU Libraries
>> http://www.library.vcu.edu
>> --
>>
>
> --
> Jimmy Ghaphery
> Head, Library Information Systems
> VCU Libraries
> http://www.library.vcu.edu
> --
>



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