Bug ID 1032473: Online Help for Bot Defense does not specify the affected features of CAPTCHA Substitute

Last Modified: Oct 19, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 15.1.10.4, 15.1.10.5, 15.1.10.6, 15.1.10.7, 15.1.10.8

Opened: Jul 08, 2021

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

The Online Help of the Bot Defense profile does not specify clearly the effects of the "CAPTCHA Substitute for Mobile Applications" configuration. This configuration item affects the Bot Defense Profile and the Application DoS Profile, and does not affect the Brute Force detection feature within the ASM Security Policy.

Impact

Lack of clarity when using the "CAPTCHA Substitute for Mobile Applications" configuration within the Bot Defense profile.

Conditions

Using the CAPTCHA Substitute for Mobile Applications in the Bot Defense profile.

Workaround

None -- Documentation bug

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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