The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to limit the number of concurrent sessions to the Configuration Utility to 10 or an organization-defined number.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Device management includes the ability to control the number of administrators and management sessions that manage a device. Limiting the number of allowed administrators and sessions per administrator is helpful in limiting risks related to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for administrative accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by a single administrator via multiple administrative accounts. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000001-NDM-000200, SRG-APP-000435-NDM-000315</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-266064r1024595_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
From the BIG-IP GUI:
1. System.
2. Preferences.
3. Set System Settings view to Advanced.
4. Maximum HTTP connections to Configuration Utility: enter 10 or an organization-defined number.
5. Update.