Bug ID 737064: ACCESS::session iRule commands may not work in serverside events

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 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

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 13.1.1.2

Opened: Jul 17, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

-- 'ACCESS::session sid' will returns empty. -- 'ACCESS::session data get <varname>' returns empty.

Impact

iRules may not work as expected.

Conditions

-- Using IP-based sessions -- ACCESS::session iRule commands in a serverside iRule event, such as HTTP_PROXY_CONNECT. -- Using SSL Bypass. Note: This issue is known to occur when using SSL Bypass, but this is not the only configuration that exhibits the problem.

Workaround

There is no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

The ACCESS::session iRules now work in serverside events when doing IP-based sessions.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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