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F5 BIG-IP Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to terminate all management sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.

    <VulnDiscussion>If a device management session or connection remains open after management is completed, it may be hijacked by an attacker an...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000319-NDM-000283

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to automatically audit account-enabling actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestab...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000329-NDM-000287

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to audit the enforcement actions used to restrict access associated with changes to the device.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the device configuration, it will be difficult to ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000435-NDM-000315

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000341

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000317

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The BIG-IP appliance must automatically disable accounts after a 35-day period of account inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Since the accounts in the network device are privileged or system-level accounts, account management is vital to the security...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000317

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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