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The BIG-IP Core implementation must be able to electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when authenticating to virtual servers.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-60353 F5BI-LT-000207 SV-74783r1_rule Medium
Description
Inappropriate access may be granted to unauthorized users if federal agency PIV credentials are not electronically verified. PIV credentials are those credentials issued by federal agencies that conform to FIPS Publication 201 and supporting guidance documents. OMB Memorandum 11-11 requires federal agencies to continue implementing the requirements specified in HSPD-12 to enable agency-wide use of PIV credentials. This requirement applies to ALGs that provide user authentication intermediary services (e.g., authentication gateway or TLS gateway). This does not apply to authentication for the purpose of configuring the device itself (device management).
STIG Date
F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-06-02

Details

Check Text ( C-61275r1_chk )
If the BIG-IP Core does not provide user authentication intermediary services for virtual servers, this is not applicable.

When user authentication intermediary services are provided, verify the BIG-IP Core electronically verifies Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies.

Verify the BIG-IP Core is configured as follows:

Verify Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module are configured with an APM policy to electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies.

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

Select Virtual Servers(s) from the list to verify.

Verify under "Access Policy" section that "Access Policy" has been set to electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when authenticating to pools/nodes.

If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-65967r1_fix)
If user authentication intermediary services are provided, configure BIG-IP Core as follows:

Configure a policy in the BIG-IP APM module to electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies.

Apply APM policy to the applicable Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module to electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when authenticating to virtual servers.