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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-NET-000337-ALG-000096

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to set a "Maximum Session Timeout" value of 8 hours or less.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Maximum Session Timeout setting configures a limit on the maximum amount of time a user's session is active without needi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000345-ALG-000099

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to deny access when revocation data is unavailable using OCSP.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without configuring a local cache of revocation data, there is the potential to allow access to users who are no longer autho...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000164-ALG-000100

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must configure OCSP to ensure revoked user credentials are prohibited from establishing an allowed session.

    &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-000164-ALG-000100

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must configure OCSP to ensure revoked machine credentials are prohibited from establishing an allowed session.

    &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-000230-ALG-000113

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must not use the On-Demand Cert Auth VPE agent as part of the APM Policy Profiles.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By requiring mutual authentication before any communication, it becomes significantly challenging for attackers to impersonat...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000355-ALG-000117

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  • SRG-NET-000015-ALG-000016

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  • The BIG-IP APM module must be configured with a pre-established trust relationship and mechanisms with appropriate authorities (e.g., Active Directory or authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server) that validate user account access authorizations and privileges when providing access control to virtual servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;User account and privilege validation must be centralized in order to prevent unauthorized access using changed or revoked pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000138-ALG-000089

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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.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. The lack of authoriz...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000041-ALG-000022

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance providing user access control intermediary services must display the Standard Mandatory DOD-approved Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to resources.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of the DOD-approved use notification before granting access to the network device ensures privacy and security notifi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000042-ALG-000023

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  • The BIG-IP APM module must retain the Standard Mandatory DoD-approved Notice and Consent Banner on the screen until users accessing virtual servers acknowledge the usage conditions and take explicit actions to log on for further access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The banner must be acknowledged by the user prior to allowing the user access to the network. This provides assurance that th...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-NET-000043-ALG-000024

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