| V-60365 | High | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect against known types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by employing signatures when providing content filtering to virtual servers. | If the network does not provide safeguards against DoS attacks, network resources will be unavailable to users.
Installation of content filtering gateways and application layer firewalls at key... |
| V-60367 | High | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect against or limit the effects of known and unknown types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by employing pattern recognition pre-processors when providing content filtering to virtual servers. | If the network does not provide safeguards against DoS attacks, network resources will be unavailable to users.
Installation of content filtering gateways and application layer firewalls at key... |
| V-60361 | High | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect against known and unknown types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by employing rate-based attack prevention behavior analysis when providing content filtering to virtual servers. | If the network does not provide safeguards against DoS attacks, network resources will be unavailable to users.
Installation of content filtering gateways and application layer firewalls at key... |
| V-60363 | High | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to implement load balancing to limit the effects of known and unknown types of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to virtual servers. | If the network does not provide safeguards against DoS attacks, network resources will be unavailable to users. Load balancing provides service redundancy; which service redundancy reduces the... |
| V-60269 | High | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to limit the number of concurrent sessions to an organization-defined number for virtual servers. | Network element management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize a network element. Limiting the number of current sessions per user is helpful in... |
| V-60261 | High | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to restrict or block harmful or suspicious communications traffic by controlling the flow of information between interconnected networks based on attribute- and content-based inspection of the source, destination, headers, and/or content of the communications traffic. | Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within a network and between interconnected networks. Blocking or restricting detected harmful or suspicious... |
| V-60327 | Medium | To protect against data mining, the BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, queries, and fields when providing content filtering to virtual servers. | Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to prevent attacks launched against organizational information from... |
| V-60387 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to inspect for protocol compliance and protocol anomalies in inbound HTTP and HTTPS traffic to virtual servers. | Application protocol anomaly detection examines application layer protocols such as HTTP to identify attacks based on observed deviations in the normal RFC behavior of a protocol or service. This... |
| V-60385 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to inspect for protocol compliance and protocol anomalies in inbound FTP and FTPS communications traffic to virtual servers. | Application protocol anomaly detection examines application layer protocols such as FTP to identify attacks based on observed deviations in the normal RFC behavior of a protocol or service. This... |
| V-60313 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect the authenticity of communications sessions. | 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... |
| V-60369 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to only allow incoming communications from authorized sources routed to authorized destinations. | Unrestricted traffic may contain malicious traffic that poses a threat to an enclave or to other connected networks. Additionally, unrestricted traffic may transit a network, which uses bandwidth... |
| V-60381 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to implement encryption services when providing encrypted traffic to virtual servers. | Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The network element must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher... |
| V-60307 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation providing PKI-based, user authentication intermediary services must be configured to map the authenticated identity to the user account for PKI-based authentication to virtual servers. | Authorization for access to any network element requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure only the assigned individual is using the account, the account must be... |
| V-60305 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to validate certificates used for TLS functions for connections to virtual servers by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor. | A trust anchor is an authoritative entity represented via a public key. Within a chain of trust, the top entity to be trusted is the "root certificate" or "trust anchor" such as a Certification... |
| V-60303 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation providing user authentication intermediary services must use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts when granting access to virtual servers. | To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.
Multifactor... |
| V-60301 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation providing user authentication intermediary services must restrict user authentication traffic to specific authentication server(s) when providing access control to virtual servers. | User authentication can be used as part of the policy filtering rule sets. Some URLs or network resources can be restricted to authenticated users only. Users are prompted by the application or... |
| V-60337 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to detect code injection attacks being launched against application objects, including, at a minimum, application URLs and application code, when providing content filtering to virtual servers. | Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to detect attacks launched against organizational applications may... |
| V-60329 | Medium | To protect against data mining, the BIG-IP Core implementation providing content filtering must be configured to prevent code injection attacks from being launched against application objects, including, at a minimum, application URLs and application code. | Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to prevent attacks launched against organizational information from... |
| V-60341 | Medium | A BIG-IP Core implementation providing user authentication intermediary services must be configured to require multifactor authentication for remote access to non-privileged accounts in such a way that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access. | For remote access to non-privileged accounts, the purpose of requiring a device that is separate from the information system gaining access for one of the factors during multifactor authentication... |
| V-60347 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation providing user authentication intermediary services must electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials when providing user authentication to virtual servers. | The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access.
DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication... |
| V-60309 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users) when connecting to virtual servers. | Lack of authentication enables anyone to gain access to the network or possibly a network element that provides opportunity for intruders to compromise resources within the network infrastructure.... |
| V-60335 | Medium | To protect against data mining, the BIG-IP Core implementation providing content filtering must be configured to detect SQL injection attacks being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields. | Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to detect attacks launched against organizational databases may result... |
| V-60333 | Medium | To protect against data mining, the BIG-IP Core implementation providing content filtering must be configured to detect code injection attacks being launched against data storage objects. | Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to detect attacks launched against organizational databases may result... |
| V-60345 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation providing user authentication intermediary services must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials when providing user authentication to virtual servers. | The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access.
DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support identity management and personal authentication... |
| V-60331 | Medium | To protect against data mining, the BIG-IP Core implementation providing content filtering must be configured to prevent SQL injection attacks from being launched against data storage objects, including, at a minimum, databases, database records, and database fields. | Data mining is the analysis of large quantities of data to discover patterns and is used in intelligence gathering. Failure to prevent attacks launched against organizational information from... |
| V-60295 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to prohibit or restrict the use of functions, ports, protocols, and/or services, as defined in the Ports, Protocol, and Service Management (PPSM) Category Assurance List (CAL) and vulnerability assessments. | In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types); organizations must... |
| V-60299 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured with a pre-established trust relationship and mechanisms with appropriate authorities (e.g., Active Directory or authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server) that validate user account access authorizations and privileges when providing access control to virtual servers. | User account and privilege validation must be centralized in order to prevent unauthorized access using changed or revoked privileges.
ALGs can implement functions such as traffic filtering,... |
| V-60373 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must continuously monitor inbound communications traffic crossing internal security boundaries for unusual or unauthorized activities or conditions. | If inbound communications traffic is not continuously monitored, hostile activity may not be detected and prevented. Output from application and traffic monitoring serves as input to continuous... |
| V-60257 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources by employing identity-based, role-based, and/or attribute-based security policies. | Successful authentication must not automatically give an entity access to an asset or security boundary. The lack of authorization-based access control could result in the immediate compromise and... |
| V-60371 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to handle invalid inputs in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives. | A common vulnerability of network elements is unpredictable behavior when invalid inputs are received. This requirement guards against adverse or unintended system behavior caused by invalid... |
| V-60377 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to generate cryptographic hashes when providing encryption traffic to virtual servers. | Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The network element must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher... |
| V-60375 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to check the validity of all data inputs except those specifically identified by the organization. | Invalid user input occurs when a user inserts data or characters into an application's data entry fields and the application is unprepared to process that data. This results in unanticipated... |
| V-60291 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured so that only functions, ports, protocols, and/or services that are documented for the server/application for which the virtual servers are providing connectivity. | Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions (capabilities or processes) and services. Some of these functions and services are installed and enabled by default. The... |
| V-60383 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to inspect for protocol compliance and protocol anomalies in inbound SMTP and Extended SMTP communications traffic to virtual servers. | Application protocol anomaly detection examines application layer protocols such as SMTP to identify attacks based on observed deviations in the normal RFC behavior of a protocol or service. This... |
| V-60293 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to remove or disable any functions, ports, protocols, and/or services that are not documented as required. | Unrelated or unneeded proxy services increase the attack vector and add excessive complexity to the securing of the ALG. Multiple application proxies can be installed on many ALGs. However, proxy... |
| V-60379 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for digital signatures when providing encrypted traffic to virtual servers. | Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The network element must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher... |
| V-60259 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to enforce approved authorizations for controlling the flow of information within the network based on attribute- and content-based inspection of the source, destination, headers, and/or content of the communications traffic. | Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within a network. The flow of all network traffic must be monitored and controlled so it does not introduce any... |
| V-60297 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users) when connecting to virtual servers. | To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.
Organizational... |
| V-60315 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to activate a session lock to conceal information previously visible on the display for connections to virtual servers. | A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the... |
| V-60343 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation providing user authentication intermediary services must be configured to require multifactor authentication for remote access with privileged accounts to virtual servers in such a way that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access. | For remote access to privileged accounts, the purpose of requiring a device that is separate from the information system gaining access for one of the factors during multifactor authentication is... |
| V-60317 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to initiate a session lock after a 15-minute period of inactivity when users are connected to virtual servers. | A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the... |
| V-60311 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must terminate all network connections associated with a communications session at the end of the session, or as follows: for in-band management sessions (privileged sessions), the session must be terminated after 10 minutes of inactivity; and for user sessions (non-privileged session), the session must be terminated after 15 minutes of inactivity. | Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port... |
| V-60339 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to require users to re-authenticate to virtual servers when organization-defined circumstances or situations require re-authentication. | Without re-authentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization.
In addition to the re-authentication requirements associated with session locks,... |
| V-60273 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to use encryption services that implement NIST SP 800-52 Revision 2 compliant cryptography to protect the confidentiality of connections to virtual servers. | Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session.
Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information... |
| V-60351 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be able to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when connecting to member pools/nodes. | Access may be denied to authorized users if federal agency PIV credentials are not accepted.
Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials are those credentials issued by federal agencies that... |
| V-60271 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to monitor inbound traffic for remote access policy compliance when accepting connections to virtual servers. | Automated monitoring of remote access traffic allows organizations to detect cyber attacks and also ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies by inspecting connection activities of... |
| V-60353 | Medium | 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. | 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... |
| V-60277 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to use NIST SP 800-52 Revision 1 compliant cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions to virtual servers. | Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection.
Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user... |
| V-60355 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be able to accept FICAM-approved third-party credentials for PKI-authentication to virtual servers. | Access may be denied to legitimate users if Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM)-approved third-party credentials are not accepted.
Third-party credentials are those... |
| V-60275 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to comply with the required TLS settings in NIST SP 800-52 Revision 1 for TLS services to virtual servers. | NIST SP 800-52 Revision 1 provides guidance on using the most secure version and configuration of the TLS/SSL protocol. Using older unauthorized versions or incorrectly configuring protocol... |
| V-60357 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be able to conform to FICAM-issued profiles when providing authentication to virtual servers. | Without conforming to Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM)-issued profiles, the information system may not be interoperable with FICAM-authentication protocols, such as SAML... |
| V-60321 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must automatically terminate a user session for a user connected to virtual servers when organization-defined conditions or trigger events occur that require a session disconnect. | Automatic session termination addresses the termination of user-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of network connections that are associated with communications sessions... |
| V-60359 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to only allow the use of DoD-approved PKI-established certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected sessions. | Untrusted certificate authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that seek to compromise DoD systems or by organizations with insufficient... |
| V-60279 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized read access. | Auditing and logging are key components of any security architecture. Logging the actions of specific events provides a means to investigate an attack, recognize resource utilization or capacity... |
| V-60287 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect audit tools from unauthorized modification. | Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on... |
| V-60285 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect audit tools from unauthorized access. | Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on... |
| V-60283 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized deletion. | If audit data were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve.
To ensure the veracity of... |
| V-60281 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect audit information from unauthorized modification. | If audit data were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve.
To ensure the veracity of... |
| V-60325 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation providing intermediary services for remote access communications traffic must control remote access methods to virtual servers. | Remote access devices, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated control capabilities, increase risk and make remote user access... |
| V-60349 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to deny-by-default all PKI-based authentication to virtual servers supporting path discovery and validation if unable to access revocation information via the network. | When revocation data is unavailable from the network, the system should be configured to deny-by-default to mitigate the risk of a user with a revoked certificate gaining unauthorized access.... |
| V-60289 | Medium | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to protect audit tools from unauthorized deletion. | Protecting audit data also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on... |
| V-60263 | Low | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD-approved Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to virtual servers. | Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the virtual servers ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal... |
| V-60265 | Low | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to retain the Standard Mandatory DoD-approved Notice and Consent Banner on the screen until users accessing virtual servers acknowledge the usage conditions and take explicit actions to log on for further access. | The banner must be acknowledged by the user prior to allowing the user access to virtual servers. This provides assurance that the user has seen the message and accepted the conditions for access.... |
| V-60267 | Low | The BIG-IP Core implementation must be configured to display the Standard Mandatory DoD-approved Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to publicly accessible applications. | Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible network element ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with... |
| V-60323 | Low | The BIG-IP Core must display an explicit logoff message to users indicating the reliable termination of authenticated communications sessions when providing access to virtual servers. | If a user cannot explicitly end a session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is referred to as a zombie session. Users need to be aware of whether or not the... |
