The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to generate an immediate alert when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-229005	F5BI-DM-000193	SV-229005r557520_rule		Low

Description
If security personnel are not notified immediately upon storage volume utilization reaching 75%, they are unable to plan for storage capacity expansion. This could lead to the loss of audit information. Note that while the network device must generate the alert, notification may be done by a management server.

STIG	Date
F5 BIG-IP Device Management 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-28

Details

Check Text ( C-31320r518059_chk )
Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a properly configured syslog server that generates an immediate alert when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity. Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Logs >> Configuration >> Remote Logging. Verify a syslog destination is configured that generates an immediate alert when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity. If an immediate alert is not generated when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-31320r518059_chk )

Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a properly configured syslog server that generates an immediate alert when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

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

Verify a syslog destination is configured that generates an immediate alert when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

If an immediate alert is not generated when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31297r518060_fix)
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use a properly configured syslog server to generate an immediate alert when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.