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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • 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.

    <VulnDiscussion>To guard against cookie hijacking, only the BIG-IP APM controller and client must be able to view the full session ID. Settin...
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  • SRG-NET-000233-ALG-000115

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to enable the "Secure" cookie flag.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To guard against cookie hijacking, only the BIG-IP APM controller and client must be able to view the full session ID. Sessio...
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  • SRG-NET-000233-ALG-000115

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to disable the "Persistent" cookie flag.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;For BIG-IP APM deployments with connectivity resources (such as Network Access, Portal Access, etc.), BIG-IP APM cookies cann...
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  • The BIG-IP APM module must restrict user authentication traffic to specific authentication server(s) when providing user authentication to virtual servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;User authentication can be used as part of the policy filtering rule sets. Some URLs or network resources can be restricted t...
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  • SRG-NET-000140-ALG-000094

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  • The BIG-IP APM module must use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to ...
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  • 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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Authorization for access to any network element requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure on...
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  • 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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Lack of authentication enables anyone to gain access to the network or possibly a network element that provides opportunity f...
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  • SRG-NET-000313-ALG-000010

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  • The BIG-IP APM module must conform to FICAM-issued profiles.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without conforming to Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM)-issued profiles, the information system may...
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  • SRG-NET-000380-ALG-000128

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  • The BIG-IP APM module must be configured to handle invalid inputs in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A common vulnerability of network elements is unpredictable behavior when invalid inputs are received. This requirement guard...
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  • SRG-NET-000517-ALG-000006

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  • The BIG-IP APM module access policy profile must be configured to automatically terminate user sessions for users connected to virtual servers when organization-defined conditions or trigger events occur that require a session disconnect.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automatic session termination addresses the termination of user-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of ...
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  • SRG-NET-000519-ALG-000008

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  • The BIG-IP APM module access policy profile must be configured to display an explicit logoff message to users, indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communications sessions when disconnecting from virtual servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end a session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is referred to a...
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