Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP All
Known Affected Versions:
11.5.4, 11.5.4 hf1, 11.5.4 hf2, 11.5.4 hf3, 11.5.4 hf4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 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: Feb 17, 2016 Severity: 3-Major
The N3FIPS module does not respond to key management requests.
Existing data continues to forward, but new traffic keys fail. MGMT locks up. This is a rarely encountered issue.
No specific condition has been identified for this failure.
A SNMP trap is generated when N3FIPS is locked up. The trap informs the user that the BIG-IP system must be rebooted. Rebooting clears the condition.
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