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V-217406

CAT II (Medium)

The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.

Rule ID

SV-217406r961047_rule

STIG

F5 BIG-IP Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R4

CCIs

CCI-000206

Discussion

To prevent the compromise of authentication information such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback from the network device must not provide any information that would allow an unauthorized user to compromise the authentication mechanism. Obfuscation of user-provided information when typed into the system is a method used in addressing this risk. For example, displaying asterisks when a user types in a password is an example of obscuring feedback of authentication information.

Check Content

Verify if the BIG-IP appliance is configured to obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Users >> Authentication.

Verify "Encryption" is configured to use SSL for the authentication process with a properly configured authentication server.

If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use SSL communications when connecting to a properly configured authentication server.