Updated Date: 07/07/2026
Activating the FPS license from tmsh
In order to use FPS in the BIG-IP system, you need to activate the FPS license in the Traffic Management Shell (tmsh).
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Connect to the BIG-IP system with the
sshcommand. -
Provision FPS with the following command:
tmsh modify sys provision fps level nominal -
Enter the license ID as follows:
tmsh modify sys db license.antifraud.id value <xxxxxxxx>where
<xxxxxxxx>is the 8-character ID value string provided by the F5 sales team. -
Enter the five license values for malware detection, phishing detection, automatic transaction detection, application encryption, and mobile security as follows:
tmsh modify sys db license.antifraud.malwaredetection value <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>tmsh modify sys db license.antifraud.phishingdetection value <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>tmsh modify sys db license.antifraud.automatictransactiondetection value <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>tmsh modify sys db license.antifraud.applicationencryption value <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>tmsh modify sys db license.antifraud.mobilesafe value <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>where
<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>is the 32-character license value provided by the F5 sales team.