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FIX: An application that uses a Host File Provider may not always log on to IBM host systems when mixed-case passwords are used

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Symptoms

You use a mixed-case password in an application to connect to an IBM host system in a Microsoft Host Integration Server 2010 environment. When you try to connect by using one of the following Host File Providers, the log on try may fail:
  • Managed Data Provider for Host Files
  • OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM

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Cause

This issue occurs because the Host File Provider incorrectly changes mixed-case passwords into uppercase passwords before the Host File Provider sends the password to the IBM host system.

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Resolution

Hotfix information

The hotfix that resolves this issue is included in cumulative update package 3 for Host Integration Server 2010.

For more information about how to obtain the cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2654652 Cumulative update package 3 for Host Integration Server 2010

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2674484
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 2/22/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 214