Description of problem: According to the following error message, the creation of activation keys has restrictions on the characters that can be used in the activation key name: Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'. However some character attempts are succeeding.... Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [root@jsefler-onprem-62candlepin candlepin]# git show-ref | grep master 895fdff46e33a607d63350df9bdd7bdd275b9e17 refs/heads/master 895fdff46e33a607d63350df9bdd7bdd275b9e17 refs/remotes/origin/master How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: # curl -k --request POST --user testuser1:password --data '{"name":"[OpeningBracket["}' --header 'accept: application/json' --header 'content-type: application/json' https://jsefler-onprem-62candlepin.usersys.redhat.com:8443/candlepin/owners/admin/activation_keys | python -mjson.tool % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 109 275 100 275 0 27 578 56 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 757 { "created": "2011-08-05T20:33:09.521+0000", "id": "8a90f8c63196bb2001319ba641913a1e", "name": "[OpeningBracket[", "owner": { "displayName": "Admin Owner", "href": "/owners/admin", "id": "8a90f8c63196bb20013196bb9e210006", "key": "admin" }, "pools": [], "updated": "2011-08-05T20:33:09.521+0000" } ^^^ EXPECTED THAT TO FAIL name "[OpeningBracket[" DOES NOT SATISFY "Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'." Other names that are also successfully creating activation keys that don't satisfy this restriction are: [OpeningBracket[ ]ClosingBracket] `BackTick` ^Caret^ \Backslash\ Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
An empty name value appears to be ok too. I would assume this is acceptable. Please confirm. [jsefler@jseflerT510 ~]$ curl -k --request POST --user testuser1:password --data '{"name":""}' --header 'accept: application/json' --header 'content-type: application/json' https://jsefler-onprem-62candlepin.usersys.redhat.com:8443/candlepin/owners/admin/activation_keys | python -mjson.tool % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 104 259 100 259 0 11 539 22 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 701 { "created": "2011-08-05T20:55:41.106+0000", "id": "8a90f8c63196bb2001319bbae1323a24", "name": "", "owner": { "displayName": "Admin Owner", "href": "/owners/admin", "id": "8a90f8c63196bb20013196bb9e210006", "key": "admin" }, "pools": [], "updated": "2011-08-05T20:55:41.106+0000" }
Works as expected now, all above cases fail as they should: [jmolet@jmolet ~]$ for NAME in "" [OpeningBracket[ ]ClosingBracket] \`BackTick\` ^Caret^ \\Backslash\\; do echo "name: $NAME"; curl -k --request POST --user testuser1:password --data '{"name":"$NAME"}' --header 'accept: application/json' --header 'content-type: application/json' https://mgmt5.rhq.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com:8443/candlepin/owners/admin/activation_keys | python -mjson.tool; echo; done name: % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 116 100 100 100 16 306 49 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 393 { "displayMessage": "Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'. [$NAME]" } name: [OpeningBracket[ % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 116 100 100 100 16 300 48 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 400 { "displayMessage": "Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'. [$NAME]" } name: ]ClosingBracket] % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 116 100 100 100 16 311 49 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 398 { "displayMessage": "Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'. [$NAME]" } name: `BackTick` % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 116 100 100 100 16 296 47 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 390 { "displayMessage": "Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'. [$NAME]" } name: ^Caret^ % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 116 100 100 100 16 304 48 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 392 { "displayMessage": "Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'. [$NAME]" } name: \Backslash\ % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 116 100 100 100 16 310 49 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 398 { "displayMessage": "Activation key names must be alphanumeric or the characters '-' or '_'. [$NAME]" } Tested against: "version": "0.4.10" marking VERIFIED