Details

Ensure that the oft-forgotten ‘admin’ user has no terminal access.

Solution

(tmos)# modify /sys auth user admin shell none
(tmos)# save /sys config

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53108777#link_01

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

References

• 800-53|CM-5(1)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001813
• Rule-ID|SV-74639r1_rule
• STIG-ID|F5BI-DM-000213
• Vuln-ID|V-60209

Source

• Tenable.com/audits