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F5 BIG-IP TMOS Firewall Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version: 1

Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 26 Sep 2024

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SV-266254r1024572_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance that filters traffic from the VPN access points must be configured with organization-defined filtering rules that apply to the monitoring of remote access traffic.
SV-266255r1024867_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to use filters that use packet headers and packet attributes, including source and destination IP addresses and ports, to prevent the flow of unauthorized or suspicious traffic between interconnected networks with different security policies, including perimeter firewalls and server VLANs.
SV-266256r1024869_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must generate traffic log entries containing information to establish the details of the event, including success or failure of the application of the firewall rule.
SV-266257r1024871_ruleIn the event that communication with the central audit server is lost, the F5 BIG-IP appliance must continue to queue traffic log records locally.
SV-266258r1024873_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to use TCP when sending log records to the central audit server.
SV-266259r1024876_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to restrict itself from accepting outbound packets that contain an illegitimate address in the source address field via an egress filter or by enabling Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF).
SV-266260r1024878_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must employ filters that prevent or limit the effects of all types of commonly known denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, including flooding, packet sweeps, and unauthorized port scanning.
SV-266261r1024579_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must deny network communications traffic by default and allow network communications traffic by exception (i.e., deny all, permit by exception).
SV-266262r1024580_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must generate an alert that can be forwarded to, at a minimum, the information system security officer (ISSO) and information system security manager (ISSM) when denial-of-service (DoS) incidents are detected.
SV-266263r1024879_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to inspect all inbound and outbound traffic at the application layer.
SV-266264r1024582_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to filter inbound traffic on all external interfaces.
SV-266265r1024583_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to filter outbound traffic on all internal interfaces.
SV-266266r1024584_ruleThe F5 BIG-IP appliance must be configured to block all outbound management traffic.
SV-266267r1024585_ruleThe BIG-IP appliance perimeter firewall must be configured to filter traffic destined to the enclave in accordance with the specific traffic that is approved and registered in the Ports, Protocols, and Services Management (PPSM) Category Assurance List (CAL) and vulnerability assessments.