Bug ID 1280833: The error message is not correct when enabling client-cert (Client Certificate Authentication) before setting verify-client (Client Certificate Verification) to true

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A, F5OS-C(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS-C 1.6.0, F5OS-A 1.7.0

Opened: Mar 24, 2023

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

An error on the ConfD CLI occurs when the user tries to enable Client Certificate Authentication before setting Client Certificate Verification to true. The error message given by this condition is not correct.

Impact

Due to the incorrect error message, the user is not able to enable Client Certificate Authentication.

Conditions

- User trying to enable Client Certificate Authentication when Client Certificate Verification is set to false.

Workaround

N/A

Fix Information

Provide a proper error message when user tries to enable Client Certificate Authentication before setting Client Certificate Verification to true.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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