The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217418	F5BI-DM-000257	SV-217418r879886_rule		Medium

Description
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

STIG	Date
F5 BIG-IP Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-26

Details

Check Text ( C-18643r290808_chk )
Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited. Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Logs >> Configuration >> Remote Logging. Verify a syslog destination is configured that off-loads audit records from the BIG-IP appliance that is different from the system being audited. If BIG-IP appliance is not configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-18643r290808_chk )

Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Logs >> Configuration >> Remote Logging.

Verify a syslog destination is configured that off-loads audit records from the BIG-IP appliance that is different from the system being audited.

If BIG-IP appliance is not configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-18641r290809_fix)
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to off-load audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.