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F5Team
Jan 19, 2024Cirrus
f5_api_com Certificate Expiry
We observe this certificate(f5_api_com) on our F5 is about to expire. f5_api_com Would like to understand, what is the purpose of this certificate ? What would be the impact if this expires ? Is ...
Lucas_Thompson
Jan 19, 2024Employee
This f5_api_com cert is one that the BIG-IP creates during the licensing process. You can safely delete and re-create it using these instructions (during a maintenance window, because re-licensing does interrupt traffic momentarily):
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K83137469
If that cert actually expires, it might disrupt the auto-update software checks (your BIG-IP --> F5 cloud) but won't have any impact on your user traffic.
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