STIGQter: STIG Summary: F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect against known and unknown types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by employing rate-based attack prevention behavior analysis when providing content filtering to virtual servers.

DISA Rule

SV-215790r557356_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215790

Group Title

SRG-NET-000362-ALG-000112

Rule Version

F5BI-LT-000215

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - The information system protects against or limits the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

If the BIG-IP Core performs content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality, configure the BIG-IP Core to protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing rate-based attack prevention behavior analysis.

Check Contents

If the BIG-IP Core does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality for virtual servers, this is not applicable.

When content filtering is performed as part of the traffic management functionality, verify the BIG-IP Core is configured as follows:

Verify Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module are configured with a security policy to protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing rate-based attack prevention behavior analysis.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Virtual Servers >> Virtual Servers List tab.

Select Virtual Servers(s) from the list to verify.

Navigate to the Security >> Policies tab.

Verify that "DoS Protection Profile" is Enabled and "Profile" is set to use locally configured DoS protection Profile.

Verify the DoS protection profile that is set for the Virtual Server is set to employ rate-based attack prevention:

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Security >> DoS Protection >> DoS Profiles.

Select the DoS Protection Profile set for the Virtual Server.

Verify that "Application Security" is Enabled under "General Configuration".

Verify that the following are selected for "Prevention Policy" under TPS-base Anomaly in accordance with the organization requirements:

"Source IP-Based Client Side Integrity Defense"
"URL-Based Client Side Integrity Defense"
"Site-wide" Client-Side Integrity Defense"
"Source IP-Base Rate Limiting"
"URL-Based Rate Limiting"
"Site-wide Rate Limiting"

Verify the Criteria for each of the selected Prevention Policies is set in accordance with organization requirements.

If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing rate-based attack prevention behavior analysis, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215790

Documentable

False

Rule Version

F5BI-LT-000215

Severity Override Guidance

If the BIG-IP Core does not perform content filtering as part of the traffic management functionality for virtual servers, this is not applicable.

When content filtering is performed as part of the traffic management functionality, verify the BIG-IP Core is configured as follows:

Verify Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module are configured with a security policy to protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing rate-based attack prevention behavior analysis.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Virtual Servers >> Virtual Servers List tab.

Select Virtual Servers(s) from the list to verify.

Navigate to the Security >> Policies tab.

Verify that "DoS Protection Profile" is Enabled and "Profile" is set to use locally configured DoS protection Profile.

Verify the DoS protection profile that is set for the Virtual Server is set to employ rate-based attack prevention:

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Security >> DoS Protection >> DoS Profiles.

Select the DoS Protection Profile set for the Virtual Server.

Verify that "Application Security" is Enabled under "General Configuration".

Verify that the following are selected for "Prevention Policy" under TPS-base Anomaly in accordance with the organization requirements:

"Source IP-Based Client Side Integrity Defense"
"URL-Based Client Side Integrity Defense"
"Site-wide" Client-Side Integrity Defense"
"Source IP-Base Rate Limiting"
"URL-Based Rate Limiting"
"Site-wide Rate Limiting"

Verify the Criteria for each of the selected Prevention Policies is set in accordance with organization requirements.

If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of DoS attacks by employing rate-based attack prevention behavior analysis, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4019

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