The F5 BIG-IP must be configured to identify and authenticate all endpoint devices or peers before establishing a connection.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Without identifying and authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity.
- ID
- SV-266171r1024403_rule
- Version
- F5BI-AP-300160
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
From the BIG-IP GUI:
1. Access.
2. Profiles/Policies.
3. Access Profiles.
4. Click "Edit..." in the "Per-Session Policy" column for the Access Profile.
5. Configure the Access Profile to uniquely identify and authenticate network devices.
6. Click "Apply Access Policy".