F5BI-LT-000079 - 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.

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To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, non-privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.

Multifactor authentication uses two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include:

1) Something you know (e.g., password/PIN);
2) Something you have (e.g., cryptographic, identification device, token); and
3) Something you are (e.g., biometric).

Non-privileged accounts are not authorized on the network element regardless of configuration.

Network access is any access to an application by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) where said access is obtained through a network connection.

The DoD CAC with DoD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication.

This requirement applies to ALGs that provide user authentication intermediary services.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

If user authentication intermediary services are provided, configure the BIG-IP Core as follows:

Configure a policy in the BIG-IP APM module to use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts.

Apply APM policy to the applicable Virtual Server(s) in BIG-IP LTM module to use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts when granting access to virtual servers.

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager STIG v2r4

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

Plugin: F5

Control ID: 19ec60422b2e4ef9d1931c2ec48687a35d6d4b94b939b521131944f1345a4a37

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F5BI-LT-000079 - 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.

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