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F5 BIG-IP TMOS Firewall Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must employ filters that prevent or limit the effects of all types of commonly known denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, including flooding, packet sweeps, and unauthorized port scanning.

    <VulnDiscussion>Not configuring a key boundary security protection device such as the firewall against commonly known attacks is an immediate...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000202-FW-000039

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must deny network communications traffic by default and allow network communications traffic by exception (i.e., deny all, permit by exception).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent malicious or accidental leakage of traffic, organizations must implement a deny-by-default security posture at the...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000392-FW-000042

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    Group
  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must generate an alert that can be forwarded to, at a minimum, the information system security officer (ISSO) and information system security manager (ISSM) when denial-of-service (DoS) incidents are detected.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without an alert, security personnel may be unaware of major detection incidents that require immediate action, and this dela...
    Rule Low Severity

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