SSL forward proxy on VE Lab License possible?

I've got a BIG-IP VE Lab license (F5-BIG-VE-LAB-V18) and was able to create an SSL Forward Proxy without any issues (I remember testing this ~ 6 months ago). However, I had a customer at work with an iSeries BIG-IP and we had to purchase the SSLO addon license key to get SSL forward proxy to work (otherwise we received the same license error that you did).

Do you have "SSL Orchestrator, VE" listed as an active module when you run "show sys license"?

Below is output from my Lab VE when I run the command:

root@(BIGIP-1)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# show sys license

Sys::License
Licensed Version                 17.1.1
Registration key                 <REDACTED>
Licensed On                      2024/11/27
Service Check Date               2024/11/27
Platform ID                      Z100
Daily Renewal Notification Days  5
Permitted Versions               5.*.* - 18.*.*

Active Modules
  BIG-IP, VE, LAB (<REDACTED>)
    Rate Shaping
    External Interface and Network HSM, VE
    BIG-IP VE, Multicast Routing
    Routing Bundle, VE
    ASM, VE
    SSL, VE
    DNS VE Lab  (10K QPS)
    Max Compression, VE
    Advanced Protocols, VE
    SSL Orchestrator, VE
    APM, Lab, VE
    AFM, VE (LAB ONLY - NO ROUTING)
    Exclusive Version, v12.1.X - 18.X
    Advanced Web Application Firewall, VE Lab
    DNSSEC
    PSM, VE
    VE, Carrier Grade NAT (AFM ONLY)