Bug ID 1473189: Offending IP is not logged when rate limiting is triggered

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2026

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

Fixed In:
21.0.0.1

Opened: Jan 03, 2024

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

The log only contains the rate limit message without the offending IP address.

Impact

You are unable to determine which IP address exceeded the threshold.

Conditions

The number of requests exceeds the server's configured maximum rate limit.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

The system now logs the offending IP address when the rate limit is triggered.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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