Bug ID 1711165: [APM][Linux][EC]f5fpc interactive password prompt limited to 50 characters

Last Modified: Sep 05, 2025

Affected Product(s):
APM-Clients APM(all modules)

Fixed In:
7.2.6

Opened: Oct 30, 2024

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Entering passwords greater than 50 characters fails

Impact

You are unable to login if you have a password length more than 50 characters

Conditions

-- Linux client (f5fpc) -- You are using a password containing more than 50 characters

Workaround

1. Use a password shorter than 50 characters. 2. Using the -p parameter in the f5fpc command will allow you to specify a password longer than 50 characters.

Fix Information

Fixed an issue password length can be up to 127 characters

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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