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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-NET-000230-ALG-000113

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    Group
  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to limit authenticated client sessions to initial session source IP.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "Restrict to Single Client IP” is a safeguard against session hijacking or cookie theft. Even if an attacker manages to s...
    Rule Low Severity
  • F5BI-AP-300158

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    Group
  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to set a Maximum Session Timeout value of eight hours or less.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Maximum Session Timeout setting configures a limit on the maximum amount of time a user's session is active without needi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000510-ALG-000111

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    Group
  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to use cryptographic algorithms approved by NSA to protect NSS for remote access to a classified network.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The VPN gatewa...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-ALG-000062

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    Group
  • The F5 BIG-IP must be configured to identify and authenticate all endpoint devices or peers before establishing a connection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without identifying and authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-NET-000512-ALG-000062

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    Group
  • The F5 BIG-IP appliance providing remote access intermediary services must disable split-tunneling for remote clients' VPNs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Split tunneling would in effect allow unauthorized external connections, making the system more vulnerable to attack and to e...
    Rule Medium Severity

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