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F5 BIG-IP TMOS VPN Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to use a Diffie-Hellman (DH) Group of 16 or greater for Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Phase 1.

    <VulnDiscussion>NIST cryptographic algorithms approved by NSA to protect NSS. Based on an analysis of the impact of quantum computing, crypto...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000317-VPN-001090

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  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance IPsec VPN Gateway must use AES256 or higher encryption for the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) proposal to protect confidentiality of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000525-VPN-002330

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    Group
  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance IPsec VPN must use AES256 or greater encryption for the IPsec proposal.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote...
    Rule High Severity

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