The BIG-IP APM module must conform to FICAM-issued profiles.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215735	F5BI-AP-000211	SV-215735r831445_rule		Medium

Description
Without conforming to Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM)-issued profiles, the information system may not be interoperable with FICAM-authentication protocols, such as SAML 2.0 and OpenID 2.0. Use of FICAM-issued profiles addresses open identity management standards. This requirement only applies to components where this is specific to the function of the device or has the concept of a non-organizational user, (e.g., ALG capability that is the front end for an application in a DMZ).

Description

Without conforming to Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM)-issued profiles, the information system may not be interoperable with FICAM-authentication protocols, such as SAML 2.0 and OpenID 2.0. Use of FICAM-issued profiles addresses open identity management standards. This requirement only applies to components where this is specific to the function of the device or has the concept of a non-organizational user, (e.g., ALG capability that is the front end for an application in a DMZ).

STIG	Date
F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-26

Details

Check Text ( C-16928r290451_chk )
If the BIG-IP APM module does not provide user authentication intermediary services to non-organizational users, this is not applicable. Verify the BIG-IP APM module is configured as follows: Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Access Policy >> Access Profiles. Click "Edit..." in the "Access Policy" column for an Access Profile used to identify and authenticate non-organizational users. Verify the Access Profile is configured to conform to FICAM-issued profiles. If the BIG-IP APM module is not configured to conform to FICAM-issued profiles, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-16928r290451_chk )

If the BIG-IP APM module does not provide user authentication intermediary services to non-organizational users, this is not applicable.

Verify the BIG-IP APM module is configured as follows:

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Access Policy >> Access Profiles.

Click "Edit..." in the "Access Policy" column for an Access Profile used to identify and authenticate non-organizational users.

Verify the Access Profile is configured to conform to FICAM-issued profiles.

If the BIG-IP APM module is not configured to conform to FICAM-issued profiles, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16926r290452_fix)
If the BIG-IP APM module provides user authentication intermediary services to non-organizational users, configure a profile in the BIG-IP APM module that conforms to FICAM-issued profiles.