The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal device maintenance is completed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-60165	F5BI-DM-000137	SV-74595r1_rule		Medium

Description
If a device management session or connection remains open after management is completed, it may be hijacked by an attacker and used to compromise or damage the network device. Nonlocal device management and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network, either an external network (e.g., the Internet) or an internal network. In the event the remote node has abnormally terminated or an upstream link from the managed device is down, the management session will be terminated, thereby freeing device resources and eliminating any possibility of an unauthorized user being orphaned to an open idle session of the managed device.

Description

If a device management session or connection remains open after management is completed, it may be hijacked by an attacker and used to compromise or damage the network device. Nonlocal device management and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network, either an external network (e.g., the Internet) or an internal network. In the event the remote node has abnormally terminated or an upstream link from the managed device is down, the management session will be terminated, thereby freeing device resources and eliminating any possibility of an unauthorized user being orphaned to an open idle session of the managed device.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-61019r1_chk )
Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal device maintenance is completed. Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Preferences. Verify that "Idle Time Before Automatic Logout" is set to 10 minutes or less. If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal device maintenance is complete, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-61019r1_chk )

Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal device maintenance is completed.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Preferences.

Verify that "Idle Time Before Automatic Logout" is set to 10 minutes or less.

If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal device maintenance is complete, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-65753r1_fix)
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to terminate all sessions and network connections when nonlocal device maintenance is completed.