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Settings to Lock Down your BIG-IP - Admin Terminal Access

Information

Ensure that the oft-forgotten 'admin' user has no terminal access.

Solution

(tmos)# modify /sys auth user admin shell none
(tmos)# save /sys config

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53108777#link_01

Item Details

Audit Name: Tenable F5 BIG-IP Best Practice Audit

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001813, Rule-ID|SV-74639r1_rule, STIG-ID|F5BI-DM-000213, Vuln-ID|V-60209

Plugin: F5

Control ID: 723720dfe2ed8501f0083c78a74cd35182520b0cc565b7e609155fdc9bc69813

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