Bug ID 2298317: Tamd is stalled when no response is received for OCSP request from ocsp-responder

Last Modified: Aug 01, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
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

Fixed In:
21.1.0.1

Opened: May 22, 2026

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When the OCSP request from tamd does not receive a response, the entire tamd process hangs, preventing any further checks from being initiated

Impact

Tamd is currently stalled, and any further OCSP client authentication requests will be blocked

Conditions

When the OCSP responder is unresponsive, the OCSP requests initiated by the TAMD are blocked

Workaround

None

Fix Information

- Configure the client authentication using an OCSP responder and perform client authentication. - The OCSP responder should not send responses. Expected: the tamd is not stalled or wait for a response indefinitely when the OCSP response is not received, and should continue processing subsequent requests

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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