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

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Mia_27938
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Oct 25, 2012

The question about adding Add-On Key

Hi   I implemented the BIG-IP 8900 LTMs and I ordered Add-On key; F5-ADD-BIG-SSL-8900, about 1 years ago.   The BIG-IP 8900's mission is accelerating the SSL traffic.   However, recelty, I f...
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What_Lies_Bene1
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Oct 25, 2012
To add the add-on key you'll need to reactivate the base license. If you don't have a valid support contract in place, this could fail. See this article for more: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/7000/700/sol7727.html

 

 

Changes to licensing will briefly interrupt traffic flow (including network failover) and drop existing connections while the device’s configuration is reloaded.