Bug ID 477841: Safari 8 does not use Network Access proxy.

Last Modified: Nov 07, 2022

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

Known Affected Versions:
10.2.4, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF10, 11.5.1 HF11, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.5.1 HF6, 11.4.1 HF6

Opened: Sep 04, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Network Access (NA) proxy settings are applied to the system, but Safari 8 doesn't use them.

Impact

End users trying to use the Network Access feature of APM will be unable to if they are connecting using Safari 8. Safari 8 was available on OSX Yosemite.

Conditions

Using Safari 8.

Workaround

Network Access can be launched using other browsers like Firefox and Chrome.

Fix Information

Safari 8 will now properly use the admin-defined proxy settings if available.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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