Detections
Analytics
F5BI-DM-000279 - The BIG-IP appliance must be configured to create backups of information system documentation, including security-related documentation, when changes occur or weekly, whichever is sooner.
Information
Information system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. Information system and security-related documentation contains information pertaining to system configuration and security settings. If this information were not backed up and a system failure were to occur, the security settings would be difficult to reconfigure quickly and accurately. Maintaining a backup of information system and security-related documentation provides for a quicker recovery time when system outages occur.This control requires the network device to support the organizational central backup process for user account information associated with the network device. This function may be provided by the network device itself; however, the preferred best practice is a centralized backup rather than each network device performing discrete backups.
NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to create backups of information system documentation, including security-related documentation, when changes occur.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_F5_BIG-IP_Y25M01_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA F5 BIG-IP Device Management STIG v2r4
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, CONTINGENCY PLANNING
References: 800-53|CM-6b., 800-53|CP-9c., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, CCI|CCI-000539, Rule-ID|SV-217422r961863_rule, STIG-ID|F5BI-DM-000279, STIG-Legacy|SV-74665, STIG-Legacy|V-60235, Vuln-ID|V-217422
Plugin: F5
Control ID: 568df1f7b6d48d0bd45d3caeba1606fdca6d281c73ce74f934fbb7a5797b99b7