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The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to use automated mechanisms to alert security personnel to threats identified by authoritative sources (e.g., CTOs) and IAW with CJCSM 6510.01B.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-229010 F5BI-DM-000263 SV-229010r557520_rule Medium
Description
By immediately displaying an alarm message, potential security violations can be identified more quickly even when administrators are not logged onto the network device. An example of a mechanism to facilitate this would be through the utilization of SNMP traps.
STIG Date
F5 BIG-IP Device Management 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-28

Details

Check Text ( C-31325r518074_chk )
Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use automated mechanisms to alert security personnel to threats identified by authoritative sources (e.g., CTOs) and IAW with CJCSM 6510.01B.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Logs >> Configuration >> Log Destinations.

Verify a log destination is configured for a CNDSP or other mechanism that is monitored by security personnel.

If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to use automated mechanisms to alert security personnel to threats identified by authoritative sources (e.g., CTOs) and IAW with CJCSM 6510.01B, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31302r518075_fix)
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use automated mechanisms to alert security personnel to threats identified by authoritative sources (e.g., CTOs) and IAW with CJCSM 6510.01B.