Bug ID 687098: IPv6 RADIUS servers not supported for remote authentication

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2

Fixed In:
12.1.3.3

Opened: Oct 04, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Authenticating against an IPv6 RADIUS server is not supported, only an IPv4 server.

Impact

Logon operation will time out, as if the server did not respond.

Conditions

This applies to remote authentication to log on to the BIG-IP system for management purposes.

Workaround

Use an IPv4 server. If you have an IPv6 management IP, then you will need to have the IPv4 server reachable over a dataplane VLAN.

Fix Information

Support for IPv6 RADIUS servers has been added.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips