Checklist Summary:

The F5 BIG-IP Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) provides security policy and technical configuration requirements for deploying the appliance in the Department of Defense (DOD) networking environment. The BIG-IP appliance provides integrated application delivery services that work together on the same hardware. These services include load balancing, SSL off-loading, access control, and application firewall services. The F5 BIG-IP STIG contains five (5) STIGs for configuring the BIG-IP device according to the configuration and purpose of the device. The following are the five STIGs included as part of the F5 BIG-IP STIG: BIG-IP Device Management STIG BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) STIG BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) STIG BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) STIG BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) STIG

Checklist Role:

• Multi-Functional Peripherals

Known Issues:

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Target Audience:

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Target Operational Environment:

• Managed
• Specialized Security-Limited Functionality (SSLF)

Testing Information:

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Regulatory Compliance:

DoD Instruction (DoDI) 8500.01

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

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Disclaimer:

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Product Support:

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Point of Contact:

disa.stig_spt@mail.mil

Sponsor:

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Licensing:

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Change History:

Changing Status from "Under Review" to "Final" and changing product name - 29 July 2015
Updated URL to reflect change to the DISA website - http --> https
Updated URLs - 6/6/19
updated URLs - 1/17/2020
corrected resource title - 1/22/2020
updated per DISA - 8/4/2020
Updated URL per DISA - 10/28/20
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updated per DISA - 11/24/23
updated URLs - 1/30/24
Updated Resource & Checklist Version - 01/30/2025
Updated Title, Resource, & General Description - 06/02/2025

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NIST checklist record last modified on 06/02/2025