Bug ID 717689: AWS Access keys can be seen in plain text in BIG-IP config

Last Modified: Apr 25, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP None(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
14.0.0, 14.0.0.1, 14.0.0.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.0.0.4, 14.0.0.5, 14.0.1, 14.0.1.1, 14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 14.1.2.7, 14.1.2.8, 14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 14.1.4.6, 14.1.5, 14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 17.1.0, 17.1.0.1, 17.1.0.2, 17.1.0.3, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1, 17.1.2.2, 17.1.3, 17.1.3.1, 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.1.2, 17.5.1.3, 17.5.1.4, 17.5.1.5, 21.0.0, 21.0.0.1

Opened: Apr 30, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

AWS access keys are visible in plain text within the BIG-IP configuration when accessed directly from the BIG-IP machine.

Impact

AWS Access keys can be seen in plain text in BIG-IP config

Conditions

When configured through System ›› Configuration : AWS : Global Settings, AWS access keys are stored in plain text within the BIG-IP configuration.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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