Bug ID 816277: Extremely long nameserver name causes GUI Error

Last Modified: Dec 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4, 15.1.0.5, 15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.1.2.1, 15.1.3, 15.1.3.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.4.1, 15.1.5, 15.1.5.1, 15.1.6, 15.1.6.1, 15.1.7, 15.1.8, 15.1.8.1, 15.1.8.2, 15.1.9, 15.1.9.1, 15.1.10, 15.1.10.2, 15.1.10.3

Fixed In:
16.0.0, 14.1.4.4, 13.1.5

Opened: Aug 20, 2019

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Extremely long nameserver and tsig key name gives an error in the GUI while viewing: -- Bad Request. Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand. -- Request-URI Too Long. The requested URL's length exceeds the capacity limit for this server.

Impact

The GUI reports an error when you try to view them. Youa re unable to view nameserver and tsig keys having extremely long names.

Conditions

When nameserver and tsig key name length exceeds 3300 characters.

Workaround

Create nameserver and tsig keys with shorter names, preferably fewer than 255 characters.

Fix Information

Nameserver and tsig key names are now validated, so this error no longer occurs.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips