Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM
Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3
Fixed In:
12.0.0
Opened: Oct 21, 2014 Severity: 3-Major
When Big-IP is used as SAML IdP, SAML metadata could contain invalid NameIDFormat, e.g.: <NameIDFormat Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:SOAP" index="0" isDefault="true">urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress</NameIDFormat>
Metadata could fail to be imported to external Service Providers.
BIG-IP is used as IdP. SAML Artifact Resolution Service is not configured.
Manually correct metadata. E.g. replace this: "<NameIDFormat Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:SOAP" index="0" isDefault="true">urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress</NameIDFormat>" with this: "<NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress</NameIDFormat>"
Issue where SAML metadata Tag NameIDFormat would contain invalid information under certain conditions is now fixed.