Details

Since the accounts in the network device are privileged or system-level accounts, account management is vital to the security of the network device. Account management by a designated authority ensures access to the network device is being controlled in a secure manner by granting access to only authorized personnel with the appropriate and necessary privileges. Auditing account modification along with an automatic notification to appropriate individuals will provide the necessary reconciliation that account management procedures are being followed. If modifications to management accounts are not audited, reconciliation of account management procedures cannot be tracked.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use an approved authentication server that automatically audits account modifications.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_F5_BIG-IP_11-x_Y20M10_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system F5.

References

• 800-53|AC-2(4)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001403
• Rule-ID|SV-217384r557520_rule
• STIG-ID|F5BI-DM-000021
• STIG-Legacy|SV-74535
• STIG-Legacy|V-60105
• Vuln-ID|V-217384

Source

• Tenable.com/audits