Index: D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/components/portal/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/login/LoginProxyServlet.java
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--- D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/components/portal/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/login/LoginProxyServlet.java	(revision 421417)
+++ D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/components/portal/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/login/LoginProxyServlet.java	(working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
     {
         String parameter;
 
+        request.setCharacterEncoding( "UTF-8" );
+        
         HttpSession session = request.getSession(true);
 
         parameter = request.getParameter(LoginConstants.DESTINATION);
Index: D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/etc/conf/tomcat/jetspeed-tomcat-5.xml
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--- D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/etc/conf/tomcat/jetspeed-tomcat-5.xml	(revision 421417)
+++ D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/etc/conf/tomcat/jetspeed-tomcat-5.xml	(working copy)
@@ -76,5 +76,7 @@
       <value>@URL@</value>
     </parameter>
   </ResourceParams>
+  
+  <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.FormAuthenticator" characterEncoding="UTF-8"/>
 
 </Context>
Index: D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/etc/conf/tomcat/jetspeed-tomcat-5.5.xml
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--- D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/etc/conf/tomcat/jetspeed-tomcat-5.5.xml	(revision 421417)
+++ D:/java_files/eclipse/workspace/jetspeed-2/etc/conf/tomcat/jetspeed-tomcat-5.5.xml	(working copy)
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
             driverClassName="@DRIVER@" url="@URL@"
             maxActive="100" maxIdle="30" maxWait="10000"/> 
 
+	<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.FormAuthenticator" characterEncoding="UTF-8"/>
+
 </Context>