iApps, introduced in v11, have a primary function in controlling the object
creation and management for an application delivered by BIG-IP. As discussed
previously, however, anything that can be accomplished in TMSH can be done in
an iApp, so what better way to quickly generate checksums on iRules than via
an iApp. New in v11.1, you can add either a checksum or a digital signature
to an iRule (but not both). For iRules that have been signed or had a
checksum applied, there will be a line immediately following the final line
of code (the last closing curly brace):
#Checksum
definition-checksum
#Signature
definition-signature
The GUI iRules listing will show the verification status of each iRule (see
below in Figure 1):
Note that the iRules that are F5 Verified are signed in-house by F5 with the
f5-irule certificate. The private key is not dis... (more)
Back in October, I attended a Security B-Sides event in Jefferson City
(review here). One of the presenters (@bethayoung) talked about poisoning the
internal DNS intentionally for known purveyors of all things bad. I indicated
in my write-up that I’d be detailing an F5-based solution, and whereas a
few weeks has turned into a couple months, well, here we are. As much as I
had hoped to get it all together on my own, F5er Hugh O’Donnell beat me to
it, and did a fantastic job. F5er Lee Orrick also contributed to the solution
and I’ll have more from him in a future article.
Conceptu... (more)
George posted an excellent blog on hostname nomenclature a while back, but
something we haven’t discussed much in this space is a naming convention
for the BIG-IP configuration objects. Last week, DevCentral community user
Deon posted a question on exactly that. Sometimes there are standards just
for the sake of having one, but in most cases, and particularly in this case,
having standards is a very good thing. Señor Forum, hoolio, and MVP hamish
weighed in with some good advice.
[app name]_[protocol]_[object type]
Examples:
www.example.com_http_vs
www.example.com_http_pool
www.... (more)
F5er and DevCentral community member ystephie is back with another great
solution (check out her first solution here: BIG-IP APM Customized Logon
Page), this time tackling brute force attacks utilizing customizations with
the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. This solution requires BIG-IP 10.2.2
Hotfix 1 or later.
Introduction
Exposing applications or services to the Internet opens inherent security
risks. BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) provides edge authentication and
access control services for applications, BIG-IP Edge Gateway provides secure
SSL VPN services, and BIG-IP App... (more)
F5er and DevCentral community member ystephie is back with another great
solution (check out her first solution here: BIG-IP APM Customized Logon
Page), this time tackling brute force attacks utilizing customizations with
the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager. This solution requires BIG-IP 10.2.2
Hotfix 1 or later.
Introduction
Exposing applications or services to the Internet opens inherent security
risks. BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) provides edge authentication and
access control services for applications, BIG-IP Edge Gateway provides secure
SSL VPN services, and BIG-IP Ap... (more)
Experienced predominantly in the networking realm over the last dozen or so years, Jason is expanding his horizons towards systems management and even trying his hand at python.
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