Details

Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. Logging the actions of specific events provides a means to investigate an attack, recognize resource utilization or capacity thresholds, or to simply identify an improperly configured network element. Thus, it is imperative that the collected log data from the various network elements, as well as the auditing tools, be secured and can only be accessed by authorized personnel.

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

Solution

Configure the BIG-IP Core to protect audit information from unauthorized read access.

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: Audit and Accountability.This control applies to the following type of system F5.

References

• 800-53|AU-9
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000162
• Rule-ID|SV-215749r557356_rule
• STIG-ID|F5BI-LT-000055
• STIG-Legacy|SV-74709
• STIG-Legacy|V-60279
• Vuln-ID|V-215749

Source

• Tenable.com/audits