Bug ID 1061797: Upgraded AWS CloudFormation Helper Scripts which now support IMDSv2

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

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

Fixed In:
17.0.0, 16.1.2.2, 15.1.5.1

Opened: Nov 15, 2021

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

For AWS's CloudFormation to work with IMDSv2, the Helper Script module had to be upgraded.

Impact

The Helper scripts throw a "No Handler found" error when used to launch IMDSv2 instances

Conditions

Using AWS CloudFormation for IMDSv2-only instances

Workaround

None

Fix Information

With the latest version of BIG-IP VE, you can now launch IMDSv2 instances using AWS's CloudFormation templates.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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