Bug ID 497395: Correctly assign severity to check component alerts

Last Modified: Jul 13, 2024

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

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.1

Opened: Dec 18, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Check component alerts can be caused by legitimate browser settings. There is no way to distinguish this from malware alerts.

Impact

Difficult to identify users that are infected with malware.

Conditions

Check component alerts are sent.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Differentiate between low severity and high severity component check alerts.

Behavior Change

A new DB variable "AntiFraud.ComponentsValidation.Method" has been added that controls the type of request that the component check is performed on (all, get, post, or none)

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips