Delete Key for SSH Mindterm applet acts differently than PuTTy

Products

• CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction

When SSH'ing using our SSH Mindterm Applet to any Unix/Linux box - if you type a command and then move the cursor to the beginning of the command, the delete key doesn't work because it sends a backspace command.

Environment

PAM 3.x - 4.1.6

Cause

1. SSH to any Linux\Solaris\Debian\Oracle Linux\Ubuntu server
2. type any command (example: iptables) -> don't hit enter
3. Move the cursor to the i in iptables
4. Press the Delete -> will not do anything
5. Move to the second character (p) -> press the del key.  Will send a backspace.

Expected Results:  Del Key -> sends delete

Actual Results: Del Key -> sends backspace

Do same exact test in PuTTy and everything works how it is supposed to.

Resolution

Defect DE578466 will be addressed in the next versions of PAM:

• PAM 4.1.7
• 4.2.0

Additional Information

On AIX servers the fix works as expected in the bash shell, but not in the korn shell (ksh). The korn shell also has problems with PuTTY