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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-217418r557520_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 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-28

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.
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.