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F5BI-DM-000163 - The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to restrict a consistent inbound IP for the entire management session - Restrict IP
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This setting helps to limit the effects of denial-of-service attacks by employing antisession hijacking security safeguards. Session hijacking, also called cookie hijacking, is the exploitation of a valid computer session to gain unauthorized access to an application. The attacker steals (or hijacks) the cookies from a valid user and attempts to use them for authentication.Solution
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to restrict a consistent inbound IP for the entire session for management sessions.Set 'Restrict A Consistent Inbound IP For The Entire Session' to enabled.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_F5_BIG-IP_11-x_Y23M11_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA F5 BIG-IP Device Management 11.x STIG v2r2
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002385, Rule-ID|SV-259332r939163_rule, STIG-ID|F5BI-DM-000163, STIG-Legacy|SV-74615, STIG-Legacy|V-60185, Vuln-ID|V-259332
Plugin: F5
Control ID: 8ebf75cbe021e5197ee89f31e001bfb53f3c190dff7ddc8327abb73afda4702e