F5BI-DM-300060 - The F5 BIG-IP appliance must conduct backups of the configuration at a weekly or organization-defined frequency and store on a separate device.

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

Document this process in the system security plan (SSP) and perform periodic manual backups. This process backs up the current configuration. Backups must be weekly or a documented organization-defined frequency.

From the BIG-IP GUI:
1. System.
2. Archives.
3. Create.

From the BIG-IP console, type the following command:

tmsh save sys ucs <name>

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA F5 BIG-IP TMOS NDM STIG v1r2

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, CONTINGENCY PLANNING

Plugin: F5

Control ID: 34fe53a115ed0209b1e486de7717c39ceca01429abe9d1281ad05adbace1c200

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F5BI-DM-300060 - The F5 BIG-IP appliance must conduct backups of the configuration at a weekly or organization-defined frequency and store on a separate device.

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