49338 - Mac-\n\n\n\\n\n's appear in Security Advisor

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Security: UI, defect, P3)

Description

[John Unruh]

Mac only. build 081620

Comment 1

[Javier Delgadillo]

I've looked into this and don't know why it's happening.  PSM doesn't send back 
that string.  It's just there.   Who on the layout team could answer questions 
about this?

Comment 2

[David P. Drinan]

Marking this an nsbeta3+ bug.

Comment 3

[John Unruh]

*** Bug 50315 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Javier Delgadillo]

Turns out there was a line of JavaScript that did something like this:

function foo(d) {
var prefix = '<input type=hidden name="';
var suffix = '">\\n';

d.write(prefix + s + suffix);
}

Mac doesn't like the '\\n' sequence which was in there because on the other 
platforms NLS use to strip out the backslash and just display the 'n' on the 
screen.  The opposite of what we're seeing on the Mac.

So the above segment was re-written to look like this:

function foo(d) {
var prefix = '<input type=hidden name="';
var suffix = '">';

d.writeln(prefix + s + suffix);
}

and everything works as expected now.

Will check in a fix when the tree opens up.

Comment 5

[Javier Delgadillo]

Fix checked in.

Comment 6

[John Unruh]

Verifying this depends on bug 54207.

Comment 7

[John Unruh]

This appears to be fixed in the 10/26 trunk build. I can open the Security
Manager once after restarting the Mac. Adding vbranch keyword.

Comment 8

[John Unruh]

Verified with the 10/29 MN6 build.

Comment 9

[John Unruh]

Mass changing Security:Crypto to PSM

Comment 10

[John Unruh]

Mass changing Security:Crypto to PSM