Bug ID 750413: UTF-8 character in subject of a certificate used for iQuery cannot be removed

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Opened: Nov 19, 2018

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

If certificate subject which is added to 'Trusted Device Certificates' or 'Trusted Server Certificates' contains UTF-8 characters, it cannot be removed via GUI or edited via TMSH. When removing such a certificate GUI posts the following error: Key management library returned bad status: -2, Not Found.

Impact

Certificates from 'Trusted Device Certificates' or 'Trusted Server Certificates' are not editable via TMSH. The only way of removing them is to edit /config/big3d/client.crt or /config/gtm/server.crt

Conditions

-- Using a certificate with UTF-8 character in its subject. -- The cert is in 'Trusted Device Certificates' or 'Trusted Server Certificates'. -- Try to remove this certificate.

Workaround

Edit /config/big3d/client.crt or /config/gtm/server.crt to remove the certificates containing the UTF-8 character in subject of a certificate.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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