Investigate - Bad request for name check

[mengdong19]

Describe the bug in current situation
400 error when there's "&" in requested names.

Link bug to the User Story

Impact of this bug

Chance of Occurring (high/medium/low/very low)
Low

Pre Conditions: which Env, any pre-requesites or assumptions to execute steps?

Steps to Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to 'name request'
2. input name that contains "&"
3. check name
4. See error in console

Actual/ observed behavior/ results
400 error

Expected behavior
"&" and other special characters should be replaced in query string.

Screenshots/ Visual Reference/ Source
Private Zenhub Image

[PCC199]

Please confirm which special characters are allowable.

[iamjtodd]

All currently allowable special characters: +  !  ?  ,  '  "  ;  :  #  @  (  )  *  &  /  .  -  =