Bug ID 514514: Running gtm_add can result in error message about encrypted attributes.

Last Modified: Jul 13, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.1, 11.6.1 HF1, 11.6.1 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.2

Opened: Mar 25, 2015

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K96156151

Symptoms

Because of changes in the way master keys are handled, running gtm_add may result in an error message and an unloadable LTM configuration.

Impact

Configuration will fail to load, with an error similar to the following: Error trying to rekey: 01071769:3: Decryption of the field (secret) for object (/Common/sctp) failed.

Conditions

This occurs when running gtm_add to connect GTM devices where the master keys are different.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

The gtm_add script now saves the BIG-IP configuration (using tmsh save system config) when the master keys are exchanged. This is necessary for proper functioning of configuration parsing and loading.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips