Bug ID 576294: RADIUS Auth no longer supports blank passwords.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.1.0

Opened: Feb 25, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K04503310

Symptoms

RADIUS authentication will fail if blank password is supplied.

Impact

It breaks 2-factor authentication on the RADIUS server side.

Conditions

Password is blank when doing RADIUS authentication.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Blank password is allowed in access-accept RADIUS requests.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips