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A10 Networks ADC ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000077-ALG-000046

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  • The A10 Networks ADC, when used to load balance web applications, must enable external logging for accessing Web Application Firewall data event messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing where events occurred, it is impossible to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up t...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000088-ALG-000054

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  • The A10 Networks ADC must send an alert to, at a minimum, the ISSO and SCA when connectivity to the Syslog servers is lost.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000131-ALG-000085

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  • The A10 Networks ADC must not have unnecessary scripts installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions (capabilities or processes) and services. Some of th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000131-ALG-000086

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  • The A10 Networks ADC must use DNS Proxy mode when Global Server Load Balancing is used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unrelated or unneeded proxy services increase the attack vector and add excessive complexity to the securing of the device. M...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000132-ALG-000087

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  • To protect against data mining, the A10 Networks ADC providing content filtering must detect SQL injection attacks launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The A10 Networks ADC must be configured to prohibit or restrict the use of functions, ports, protocols, and/or services as defined in the PPSM CAL and vulnerability assessments.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000164-ALG-000100

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  • The A10 Networks ADC when used for TLS encryption and decryption must validate certificates used for TLS functions by performing RFC 5280-compliant certification path validation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A certificate's certification path is the path from the end entity certificate to a trusted root certification authority (CA)...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000202-ALG-000124

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  • The A10 Networks ADC must not have any unnecessary or unapproved virtual servers configured.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A deny-all, permit-by-exception network communications traffic policy ensures that only those connections which are essential...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000273-ALG-000129

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  • The A10 Networks ADC, when used to load balance web applications, must strip HTTP response headers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. HTTP...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000273-ALG-000129

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  • The A10 Networks ADC, when used to load balance web applications, must replace response codes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the application and system. HTTP...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000318-ALG-000014

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