Bug ID 466488: APD hang under high load condition when HTTP authentication agent is configured in the access policy

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.2 HF1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1

Fixed In:
11.6.0, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.4.1 HF6, 11.4.0 HF8

Opened: Jun 10, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K25052720

Symptoms

APD hang under high load due to HTTP authentication Agent concurrency issue.

Impact

APD stops responding on high traffic period.

Conditions

APD hang issue happens when HTTP authentication agent is configured in the access policy.

Workaround

This issue has no workaround at this time.

Fix Information

Under high load conditions when the HTTP auth agent is configured in the access policy, now the access policy daemon (APD) continues to respond.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips