Bug ID 655617: Safari, Firefox in incognito mode on iOS device cannot pass persistent client identification challenge

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
13.1.0, 12.1.3

Opened: Apr 06, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K36442669

Symptoms

When running Safari or Firefox in incognito mode on iOS devices, browser gets TCP RST and will not be able to pass client-side challenge. The system posts the following error in tmm log: failed parsing header 3.

Impact

Browser cannot access the site.

Conditions

1. Web scraping is configured. 2. Persistent client identification is enabled. 3. Using Safari or Firefox on iOS devices.

Workaround

Turn off persistent client identification.

Fix Information

Safari, Firefox in incognito mode on iOS device can now pass persistent client identification challenge.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips