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Policy Server Handling User Names in Parenthesis (40444, 39977)

During authentication and authorization, the Policy Server is enhanced to handle user names enclosed in parenthesis if you set the following registry variable:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Netegrity\CurrentVersion\Ds\AllowUserNameWithinParentheses

If this registry setting:

• Does not exist, the user names within the parentheses are not allowed during authentication and authorization.
• Exists and the value is 0, the user names within parentheses are not allowed during authentication and authorization.
• Exists and the value is 1, the user names with parentheses are allowed and not treated as a user attribute.