Mar 27, 2026 - For details about updated CVE-2025-53521 (BIG-IP APM vulnerability), refer to K000156741.

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Nitesh
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Aug 12, 2021

Question on CSR and SSL

Please someone help me clear below doubt. Below is the scenario i am demonstrating in LAB. 1) I have generated CSR on LTM and provided to CA (CA is my Windows server 2012) 2)With the help of open S...
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Nitesh's avatar
Nitesh
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Aug 21, 2021

Hi mike, yes the private key is for CA itself. I have gone through many websites and asked same set of question on another forum, but still didn’t understand how this all fits in.

 

i would really appreciate if you tell me how to make https possible here. This would also help me in my organization where i am working.

 

thankyou

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PeteWhite
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Aug 21, 2021
Ok, so you create a private key and csr on the BIG-IP, then get the CSR signed by the CA which gives you a certificate. Install the certificate on the BIG-IP and add it to the client ssl profile with the CA certificate.