F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-NET-000380-ALG-000128
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SRG-NET-000233-ALG-000115
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SRG-NET-000233-ALG-000115
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SRG-NET-000140-ALG-000094
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The BIG-IP APM module must enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources by employing identity-based, role-based, and/or attribute-based security policies.
Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. The lack of authorization-based access control could result in the immediate compromise and ...Rule Medium Severity -
The BIG-IP APM module must restrict user authentication traffic to specific authentication server(s) when providing user authentication to virtual servers.
User authentication can be used as part of the policy filtering rule sets. Some URLs or network resources can be restricted to authenticated users only. Users are prompted by the application or bro...Rule Medium Severity -
The BIG-IP APM module access policy profile must control remote access methods to virtual servers.
Remote access devices, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated control capabilities, increase risk and make remote user access managem...Rule Medium Severity -
The BIG-IP APM module must be configured to require multifactor authentication for remote access with non-privileged accounts to virtual servers in such a way that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access.
For remote access to non-privileged accounts, the purpose of requiring a device that is separate from the information system gaining access for one of the factors during multifactor authentication ...Rule Medium Severity -
The F5 BIG-IP appliance APM Access Policies that grant access to web application resources must allow only client certificates that have the User Persona Name (UPN) value in the User Persona Client Certificates.
To enhance the security, it is advisable to append additional checks and APM Deny/Fallback branches to APM Access Profiles in scenarios where a UPN cannot be extracted. To guarantee the exclusive u...Rule Low Severity -
When the Access Profile Type is LTM+APM and it is not using any connectivity resources (such as Network Access, Portal Access, etc.) in the VPE, the F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to enable the HTTP Only flag.
To guard against cookie hijacking, only the BIG-IP APM controller and client must be able to view the full session ID. Setting the APM HTTP Only flag ensures that a third party will not have access...Rule Low Severity -
The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to enable the "Secure" cookie flag.
To guard against cookie hijacking, only the BIG-IP APM controller and client must be able to view the full session ID. Session cookies are set only after the SSL handshake between the BIG-IP APM sy...Rule Low Severity -
The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to disable the "Persistent" cookie flag.
For BIG-IP APM deployments with connectivity resources (such as Network Access, Portal Access, etc.), BIG-IP APM cookies cannot be set as "Persistent". This is by design since cookies are stored lo...Rule Low Severity -
The BIG-IP APM module must use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts.
To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Multifactor auth...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-NET-000166-ALG-000101
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The BIG-IP APM module must map the authenticated identity to the user account for PKI-based authentication to virtual servers.
Authorization for access to any network element requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure only the assigned individual is using the account, the account must be bou...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-NET-000169-ALG-000102
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The BIG-IP APM module must be configured to uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users) when connecting to virtual servers.
Lack of authentication enables anyone to gain access to the network or possibly a network element that provides opportunity for intruders to compromise resources within the network infrastructure. ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-NET-000313-ALG-000010
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The BIG-IP APM module must conform to FICAM-issued profiles.
Without conforming to Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM)-issued profiles, the information system may not be interoperable with FICAM-authentication protocols, such as SAML ...Rule Medium Severity -
The BIG-IP APM module must be configured to handle invalid inputs in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives.
A common vulnerability of network elements is unpredictable behavior when invalid inputs are received. This requirement guards against adverse or unintended system behavior caused by invalid inputs...Rule Medium Severity
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