The BIG-IP Core implementation must be able to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when connecting to member pools/nodes.

From F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-NET-000346-ALG-000103

Associated with: CCI-002009

SV-74781r1_rule The BIG-IP Core implementation must be able to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when connecting to member pools/nodes.

Vulnerability discussion

Access may be denied to authorized users if federal agency PIV credentials are not accepted.Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials are those credentials issued by federal agencies that conform to FIPS Publication 201 and supporting guidance documents. OMB Memorandum 11-11 requires federal agencies to continue implementing the requirements specified in HSPD-12 to enable agency-wide use of PIV credentials.This requirement applies to ALGs that provide user authentication intermediary services (e.g., authentication gateway or TLS gateway). This does not apply to authentication for the purpose of configuring the device itself (device management).

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If the BIG-IP Core does not provide user authentication intermediary services for virtual servers, this is not applicable. When user authentication intermediary services are provided, verify the BIG-IP Core is configured as follows: Verify Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module are configured with an APM policy to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies. Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> Local Traffic >> Virtual Servers >> Virtual Servers List tab. Select Virtual Servers(s) from the list to verify. Verify under "Access Policy" section that "Access Policy" has been set to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when connecting to member pools/nodes. If the BIG-IP Core is not configured to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies, this is a finding.

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If user authentication intermediary services are provided, configure BIG-IP Core as follows: Configure a policy in the BIG-IP APM module to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies. Apply APM policy to the applicable Virtual Server(s) in the BIG-IP LTM module to accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials from other federal agencies when connecting to virtual servers.

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