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title: Container Character Encoding
description: The character encoding used by the agent when encoding extended characters in the resource paths of not-enforced rules.
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# Container Character Encoding

The character encoding used by the agent when encoding extended characters in the resource paths of not-enforced rules.

|                          |                                                                            |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Property name            | `org.forgerock.agents.container.encoding`                                  |
| Aliases                  | `org.forgerock.agents.container.encoding`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.9.1 |
| Function                 | Container, Not-enforced                                                    |
| Type                     | String                                                                     |
| Default                  | `UTF-8`                                                                    |
| Bootstrap property       | No                                                                         |
| Required property        | No                                                                         |
| Restart required         | No                                                                         |
| Local configuration file | `AgentConfig.properties`                                                   |