The BIG-IP appliance must automatically audit account removal actions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-60109	F5BI-DM-000025	SV-74539r1_rule		Medium

Description
Account management, as a whole, ensures access to the network device is being controlled in a secure manner by granting access to only authorized personnel. Auditing account removal actions will support account management procedures. When device management accounts are terminated, user or service accessibility may be affected. Auditing also ensures authorized active accounts remain enabled and available for use when required.

Description

Account management, as a whole, ensures access to the network device is being controlled in a secure manner by granting access to only authorized personnel. Auditing account removal actions will support account management procedures. When device management accounts are terminated, user or service accessibility may be affected. Auditing also ensures authorized active accounts remain enabled and available for use when required.

STIG	Date
F5 BIG-IP Device Management 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-60927r1_chk )
Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a remote authentication server that automatically audits account removal actions. Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a properly configured authentication server. Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Users >> Authentication. Verify "Authentication: User Directory" is configured to use an approved remote authentication server that automatically audits account removal actions. If account removal is not automatically audited, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-60927r1_chk )

Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a remote authentication server that automatically audits account removal actions.

Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a properly configured authentication server.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Users >> Authentication.

Verify "Authentication: User Directory" is configured to use an approved remote authentication server that automatically audits account removal actions.

If account removal is not automatically audited, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-65659r1_fix)
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use an approved authentication server that automatically audits account removal actions.