Bug ID 609772: Tilde character does not work on GET requests via iControl REST

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 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: Aug 09, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When issuing an iControl REST GET request to a URL that contains a tilde (~), for example when specifying a folder, the REST call will return an error.

Impact

iControl REST will respond with an error.

Conditions

This occurs when performing an iControl REST GET request to any URL that contains contains a tilde character in the path name.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips