Bug ID 486002: Root path as protected URL

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

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

Opened: Oct 22, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If you want to protect the root path, you can specify URL Path /

Impact

It is not obvious that the root path can be protected this way.

Conditions

Configuration of protected URLs.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips