Bug ID 1585001: Radius authentication does not work when the shared secret key in the radius configuration is more than or equal to 32 characters

Last Modified: Oct 21, 2024

Affected Product(s):
F5OS Velos(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-A 1.5.2, F5OS-A 1.7.0

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.8.0

Opened: May 08, 2024

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

The remote radius users authentication fails when the radius shared secret has more than 31 characters.

Impact

The remote radius users will not access to the system.

Conditions

The radius shared secret having more than 31 characters

Workaround

Log in as an admin into the system and change the radius 'secret' field to have characters less than or equal to 31. system aaa server-groups server-group <server-group-name>servers server <server-address> radius config secret-key <number-of-characters-should-be<=31> Then commit the changes.

Fix Information

When the radius secret key is longer than 31, the radius users will not have access to the system.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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