The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect the authenticity of communications sessions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215766	F5BI-LT-000097	SV-215766r557356_rule		Medium

Description
Authenticity protection provides protection against man-in-the-middle attacks/session hijacking and the insertion of false information into sessions. This requirement focuses on communications protection for the application session rather than for the network packet and establishes grounds for confidence at both ends of communications sessions in ongoing identities of other parties and in the validity of information transmitted. Depending on the required degree of confidentiality and integrity, web services/SOA will require the use of TLS/TLS mutual authentication (two-way/bidirectional).

Description

Authenticity protection provides protection against man-in-the-middle attacks/session hijacking and the insertion of false information into sessions. This requirement focuses on communications protection for the application session rather than for the network packet and establishes grounds for confidence at both ends of communications sessions in ongoing identities of other parties and in the validity of information transmitted. Depending on the required degree of confidentiality and integrity, web services/SOA will require the use of TLS/TLS mutual authentication (two-way/bidirectional).

STIG	Date
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-26

Details

Check Text ( C-16958r291111_chk )
Verify the BIG-IP Core is configured to protect the authenticity of communications sessions. Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Profiles >> SSL >> Client Verify a profile exists that is FIPS compliant. Select FIPS-compliant profile. Select "Advanced" next to "Configuration". Verify "Ciphers" under "Configuration" section is configured to use FIPS-compliant ciphers. Verify the BIG-IP Core is configured to use FIPS-compliant profile: Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Virtual Servers >> Virtual Servers List tab. Select Virtual Server(s) from the list that the LTM module is managing the Client SSL side traffic. Verify under "Configuration" section, that FIPS-compliant profile is in the "Selected" area for "SSL Profile (Client)". If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to protect the authenticity of communications sessions, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-16958r291111_chk )

Verify the BIG-IP Core is configured to protect the authenticity of communications sessions.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Profiles >> SSL >> Client

Verify a profile exists that is FIPS compliant.

Select FIPS-compliant profile.

Select "Advanced" next to "Configuration".

Verify "Ciphers" under "Configuration" section is configured to use FIPS-compliant ciphers.

Verify the BIG-IP Core is configured to use FIPS-compliant profile:

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Virtual Servers >> Virtual Servers List tab.

Select Virtual Server(s) from the list that the LTM module is managing the Client SSL side traffic.

Verify under "Configuration" section, that FIPS-compliant profile is in the "Selected" area for "SSL Profile (Client)".

If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to protect the authenticity of communications sessions, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16956r291112_fix)
Configure BIG-IP Core to protect the authenticity of communications sessions.