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V-215735

CAT II (Medium)

The BIG-IP APM module must conform to FICAM-issued profiles.

Rule ID

SV-215735r981646_rule

STIG

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R4

CCIs

CCI-002014

Discussion

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 2.0 and OpenID 2.0. Use of FICAM-issued profiles addresses open identity management standards. This requirement only applies to components where this is specific to the function of the device or has the concept of a non-organizational user, (e.g., ALG capability that is the front end for an application in a DMZ).

Check Content

If the BIG-IP APM module does not provide user authentication intermediary services to non-organizational users, this is not applicable.

Verify the BIG-IP APM module is configured as follows:

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Access Policy >> Access Profiles.

Click "Edit..." in the "Access Policy" column for an Access Profile used to identify and authenticate non-organizational users.

Verify the Access Profile is configured to conform to FICAM-issued profiles.

If the BIG-IP APM module is not configured to conform to FICAM-issued profiles, this is a finding.

Fix Text

If the BIG-IP APM module provides user authentication intermediary services to non-organizational users, configure a profile in the BIG-IP APM module that conforms to FICAM-issued profiles.