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nurairtt91
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Mar 24, 2025

F5 mgmt access

Is it possible to use SAML authentication for F5 management access? Is there a document from F5 to achieve this. Doest it require APM license?
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Enes_Afsin_Al
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Mar 26, 2025

Hi nurairtt91,

If APM module is not active, you can use AD, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+ for remote authentication. If APM module is active, Remote - APM based option is active. 
You need to configure SAML authentication with APM policy. I haven't tested that with SAML before but you can find the implementation example for LDAP in the link.
https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-17-0-0/big-ip-local-traffic-manager-implementations/implementing-apm-system-authentication.html