Bug ID 1813841: Password Caching setting is not applied

Last Modified: Jun 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
17.5.0

Fixed In:
17.5.1

Opened: Feb 10, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

In the Connectivity profile, "F5 Access for Mac OS" is removed and updated on "Desktop Client Settings". The Allow password caching functionality which was used to work with "F5 Access for Mac OS" is not working after updating the UI to "Desktop Client Settings".

Impact

Users will be prompted to password page even after Allow Password caching is enabled.

Conditions

Allow Password Caching is enabled on BIG-IP UI for Mac F5 Access.

Workaround

Enable the Allow password caching via TMSH: For Memory Option to Enable on Allow Password Caching: modify apm profile connectivity Connectivity_profile client-policy modify { Connectivity_profile_clientPolicy { macos-ec { save-password true save-password-method memory save-password-timeout 10 } } } For Disk option to Enable on Allow Password Caching: modify apm profile connectivity Connectivity_profile client-policy modify { Connectivity_profile_clientPolicy { macos-ec { save-password true save-password-method disk } } }

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips