Bug ID 754875: Enable FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Compliant Mode in PAYG VE images on first boot

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP MA-VE(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
14.0.1, 14.0.1.1, 14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4

Fixed In:
15.1.0, 14.1.2

Opened: Jan 08, 2019

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

On first boot, BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) public cloud images with pay-as-you-go (PAYG) Best license and FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Compliant Mode option displays a prompt indicating REBOOT REQUIRED.

Impact

FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Compliant Mode is not fully enabled yet on first boot.

Conditions

-- BIG-IP VE on public cloud -- Using PAYG Best license -- FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Compliant Mode option

Workaround

Reboot the BIG-IP VE instance to finish enabling FIPS compliance mode.

Fix Information

This release fully enables FIPS compliance mode in certain PAYG public cloud images on first boot.

Behavior Change

BIG-IP VE Best public cloud PAYG images now fully enables FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Compliant Mode on first boot.

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips