Bug ID 2621657: XML exported ASM policy containing login pages and session awareness cannot reimport

Last Modified: Oct 23, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
17.1.3.4, 17.1.3.5, 17.1.3.6, 17.5.1.8, 17.5.1.9, 17.5.1.10, 21.1.0, 21.1.0.1, 21.1.0.2, 21.1.0.3

Opened: Oct 14, 2026

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

After exporting an ASM policy in XML format that has both a login page and session awareness configured, the following error message may appear when attempting to reimport the policy. "element delay_blocking: Schemas validity error : Element 'delay_blocking': This element is not expected. Expected is ( statuses )."

Impact

Unable to reimport the exported ASM policy.

Conditions

ASM policy containing both a login page and session awareness. Export of that ASM policy using an XML format. Reimport of the same policy without modification.

Workaround

Manually edit the XML file to place the <login_pages> block at the very end of the <session_awareness> block, and then reimport the file.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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