Bug ID 552935: session ticket key is never regenerated

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10

Fixed In:
12.1.0

Opened: Oct 16, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

The session ticket key is generated once, on tmm startup, and then not regenerated again.

Impact

If the key is recovered other sessions could be exposed.

Conditions

Session tickets are being used in a client-ssl profile

Workaround

Do not use session tickets.

Fix Information

The session ticket key is now regenerated every three days, and the last two are kept.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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