Bug ID 1604245: Create a policy from generic template: ‘Auto-Added Signature Accuracy’ has no effect on the attached generic set

Last Modified: Jul 28, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP None(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
17.0.0, 17.0.0.1, 17.0.0.2, 17.1.0, 17.1.0.1, 17.1.0.2, 17.1.0.3, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1, 17.1.2.2, 17.1.3, 17.1.3.1, 17.1.3.2, 17.1.3.4, 17.5.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.1.2, 17.5.1.3, 17.5.1.4, 17.5.1.5, 17.5.1.6, 17.5.1.8, 21.0.0, 21.0.0.1, 21.0.0.2, 21.0.0.3

Opened: Jul 07, 2024

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

While creating a policy from a generic template, the user can choose ‘Auto-Added Signature Accuracy’ Low/Medium/High. According to this flag a generic set is suppose to be added to the policy, but the flag has no effect and the added set is always “Generic Detection Signatures (High/Medium Accuracy)”.

Impact

The auto-added signature set may not be the desired set selected by the customer under "Auto-Added Signature Accuracy".

Conditions

Create a security policy from a generic template

Workaround

Manually apply the desired signature set to the policy after the policy is created.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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