Last Modified: Jul 15, 2026
Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-C
Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-C 1.8.1, F5OS-C 1.8.2
Fixed In:
F5OS v2.0.0
Opened: Jul 09, 2025 Severity: 2-Critical
When adding or removing a FIPS license through the webUI, no notification is provided to alert that this action will initiate zeroization and results in the deletion of all partitions and the primary key.
The absence of this warning can lead to unintentional data loss.
This occurs during the installation or removal of a FIPS license using the webUI.
The CLI provides a warning during this operation. Additionally, the Admin Guide documents this behaviour and its implications.
A warning message is added in the webUI which alerts you that installing or removing a FIPS license will initiate zeroization, including deletion of all partitions and the primary key.