The support for "SecRuleUpdateActionById", "SecRuleUpdateTargetById" , "SecRuleUpdateTargetByMsg" and "SecRuleUpdateTargetByTag" are not yet implemented.
Further information about these directives available here:
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/wiki/Reference-Manual#SecRuleUpdateActionById
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/wiki/Reference-Manual#SecRuleUpdateTargetById
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/wiki/Reference-Manual#SecRuleUpdateTargetByMsg
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/wiki/Reference-Manual#SecRuleUpdateTargetByTag
SecRuleUpdateTargetByTag was implemented as part of the fix for: #1287
SecRuleUpdateTargetById was implemented at: e14dc602e52a9fc231352729aaea16df3b239e14
SecRuleUpdateTargetByMsg implemented at: 4d7fd5c30a92f6a6e519ef233bb78428f60d8152.
I think it is safe to close this issue.
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SecRuleUpdateTargetById was implemented at: e14dc602e52a9fc231352729aaea16df3b239e14