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WebDAV Connections Including PROPFIND Fail

WebDAV connections including PROPFIND fail

Description

WebDAV fails to connect when PROPFIND is included in the connection.

Steps to Replicate

  1. Log into Blackboard Learn as an administrator

  2. Create a system administrator user and log in as the user

  3. Navigate to Tools > select Content Collection

  4. Create a folder

  5. Select Setup Webfolder and copy the URL

    1. Make a WebDAV connection using cURL entering including PROPFIND and the necessary connection parameters
      curl -i -X PROPFIND -H "Depth: 1" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -u "username:password" https://<domain>/bbcswebdav/users/webdav

Observed Behavior:

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden Server: CloudFront

Expected Behavior:

The WebDAV connection is successful.

Affected Versions

  • Learn 4000.21.0

Target Release

Future Reference

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