What is the String Index Out of Range Error in the DCS managers agent log?

Products

• Data Center Security Server Advanced

Issue/Introduction

In the agent log on the DCS Manager it shows a String Index Out of Range Error and you want to know what it means. 1055577 2016-11-12 22:47:42.083 [ERROR] [RegisterHandler:111] String index out of range: -8
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -8

Environment

Versions prior to DCS 6.6.

Cause

This is caused by data being referenced outside of the indexed range by agent registrations.

Resolution

Upgrade to the latest version of DCS to resolve this.