Bug ID 1070393: The f5_api_com.crt certificate file may be removed by the load sys config command ... Last Modified: Jun 28, 2025 ... Affected Product(s): ... Severity: 3-Major ... Symptoms ... The BIG-IP downloads an f5_api_com.crt certificate file when a production BIG-IP license is installed, but a subsequent "load sys config" reverts to the pre-certificate config, and deletes (tidies up) the file. ... Impact ... F5_api_com.crt certificate file is not present on the BIG-IP system. ... Conditions ... -- Activate a BIG-IP license in either the GUI or tmsh (this causes the f5 API certificate to be downloaded and installed into the config) -- Run 'tmsh load sys config' -- Observe that the f5_api_com.crt object is no longer present in the BIG-IP config. ... Workaround