The F5 BIG-IP must be configured to identify and authenticate all endpoint devices or peers before establishing a connection.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-266171	SRG-NET-000512-ALG-000062	F5BI-AP-300160	SV-266171r1024403_rule	2024-09-20	1

Description
Without identifying and authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

ℹ️ Check
If the BIG-IP appliance does not provide remote access intermediary services, this is not applicable. From the BIG-IP GUI: 1. Access. 2. Profiles/Policies. 3. Access Profiles. 4. Click "Edit..." in the "Per-Session Policy" column for the Access Profile. 5. Verify the Access Profile is configured to uniquely identify network devices. If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to identify and authenticate all endpoint devices or peers before establishing a connection, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

If the BIG-IP appliance does not provide remote access intermediary services, this is not applicable. From the BIG-IP GUI: 1. Access. 2. Profiles/Policies. 3. Access Profiles. 4. Click "Edit..." in the "Per-Session Policy" column for the Access Profile. 5. Verify the Access Profile is configured to uniquely identify network devices. If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to identify and authenticate all endpoint devices or peers before establishing a connection, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
From the BIG-IP GUI: 1. Access. 2. Profiles/Policies. 3. Access Profiles. 4. Click "Edit..." in the "Per-Session Policy" column for the Access Profile. 5. Configure the Access Profile to uniquely identify and authenticate network devices. 6. Click "Apply Access Policy".