Information Technology

F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP AFM : Advanced Firewall Manager

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Description

This course uses lectures and hands-on exercises to give participants real-time experience in setting up and configuring the BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) system. Students are introduced to the AFM user interface, stepping through various options that demonstrate how AFM is configured to build a network firewall and to detect and protect against DoS (Denial of Service) attacks. Reporting and log facilities are also explained and used in the course labs. Further Firewall functionality and additional DoS facilities for DNS and SIP traffic are discussed.

Course Overview

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for network operators, network administrators, network engineers, network architects, security administrators, and security architects responsible for installation, setup, configuration, and administration of the BIG-IP AFM system.

Module 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System Lesson Id 1

Module 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System

Module 2: AFM Overview Lesson Id 2

Module 2: AFM Overview

Module 3: Network Firewall Lesson Id 3

Module 3: Network Firewall

Module 4: Logs Lesson Id 4

Module 4: Logs

Module 5: IP Intelligence Lesson Id 5

Module 5: IP Intelligence

Module 6: DoS Protection Lesson Id 6

Module 6: DoS Protection

Module 7: Reports Lesson Id 7

Module 7: Reports

Module 8: DoS White Lists Lesson Id 8

Module 8: DoS White Lists

Module 9: DoS Sweep Flood Protection Lesson Id 9

Module 9: DoS Sweep Flood Protection

Module 10: IP Intelligence Shun Lesson Id 10

Module 10: IP Intelligence Shun

Module 11: DNS Firewall Lesson Id 11

Module 11: DNS Firewall

Module 12: DNS DoS Lesson Id 12

Module 12: DNS DoS

Module 13: SIP DoS Lesson Id 13

Module 13: SIP DoS

Module 14: Port Misuse Lesson Id 14

Module 14: Port Misuse

Module 15: Network Firewall iRules Lesson Id 15

Module 15: Network Firewall iRules

Module 16: Recap Lesson Id 16

Module 16: Recap

Lesson Id	Title	Description
1	Module 1: Setting Up the BIG-IP System	Introducing the BIG-IP System<br />Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System<br />Archiving the BIG-IP System Configuration<br />Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools
2	Module 2: AFM Overview	AFM Overview<br />AFM Availability<br />AFM and the BIG-IP Security Menu<br />Packet Processing<br />Rules and Direction<br />Rules Contexts and Processing<br />Inline Rule Editor
3	Module 3: Network Firewall	AFM Firewalls<br />Contexts<br />Modes<br />Packet Processing<br />Rules and Direction<br />Rules Contexts and Processing<br />Inline Rule Editor<br />Configuring Network Firewall<br />Network Firewall Rules and Policies<br />Network Firewall Rule Creation<br />Identifying Traffic by Region with Geolocation<br />Identifying Redundant and Conflicting Rules<br />Identifying Stale Rules<br />Prebuilding Firewall Rules with Lists and Schedules<br />Rule Lists<br />Address Lists<br />Port Lists<br />Schedules<br />Network Firewall Policies<br />Policy Status and Management<br />Other Rule Actions<br />Redirecting Traffic with Send to Virtual<br />Checking Rule Processing with Packet Tester<br />Examining Connections with Flow Inspector
4	Module 4: Logs	Event Logs<br />Logging Profiles<br />Limiting Log Messages with Log Throttling<br />Enabling Logging in Firewall Rules<br />BIG-IP Logging Mechanisms<br />Log Publisher<br />Log Destination<br />Filtering Logs with the Custom Search Facility<br />Logging Global Rule Events<br />Log Configuration Changes<br />QKView and Log Files<br />SNMP MIB<br />SNMP Traps
5	Module 5: IP Intelligence	Overview<br />Feature 1 Dynamic White and Black Lists<br />Black List Categories<br />Feed Lists<br />IP Intelligence Policies<br />IP Intelligence Log Profile<br />IP Intelligence Reporting<br />Troubleshooting IP Intelligence Lists<br />Feature 2 IP Intelligence Database<br />Licensing<br />Installation<br />Configuration<br />Troubleshooting<br />IP Intelligence iRule
6	Module 6: DoS Protection	Denial of Service and DoS Protection Overview<br />Device DoS Protection<br />Configuring Device DoS Protection<br />Variant 1 DoS Vectors<br />Variant 2 DoS Vectors<br />Automatic Threshold Configuration<br />Variant 3 DoS Vectors<br />Device DoS Profiles<br />DoS Protection Profile<br />Dynamic Signatures<br />Dynamic Signatures Configuration<br />DoS iRules
7	Module 7: Reports	AFM Reporting Facilities Overview<br />Examining the Status of Particular AFM Features<br />Exporting the Data<br />Managing the Reporting Settings<br />Scheduling Reports<br />Examining AFM Status at High Level<br />Mini Reporting Windows (Widgets)<br />Building Custom Widgets<br />Deleting and Restoring Widgets<br />Dashboards
8	Module 8: DoS White Lists	Bypassing DoS Checks with White Lists<br />Configuring DoS White Lists<br />tmsh options<br />Per Profile Whitelist Address List
9	Module 9: DoS Sweep Flood Protection	Isolating Bad Clients with Sweep Flood<br />Configuring Sweep Flood
10	Module 10: IP Intelligence Shun	Overview<br />Manual Configuration<br />Dynamic Configuration<br />IP Intelligence Policy<br />tmsh options<br />Extending the Shun Feature<br />Route this Traffic to Nowhere - Remotely Triggered Black Hole<br />Route this Traffic for Further Processing - Scrubber
11	Module 11: DNS Firewall	Filtering DNS Traffic with DNS Firewall<br />Configuring DNS Firewall<br />DNS Query Types<br />DNS Opcode Types<br />Logging DNS Firewall Events<br />Troubleshooting
12	Module 12: DNS DoS	Overview<br />DNS DoS<br />Configuring DNS DoS<br />DoS Protection Profile<br />Device DoS and DNS
13	Module 13: SIP DoS	Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)<br />Transactions and Dialogs<br />SIP DoS Configuration<br />DoS Protection Profile<br />Device DoS and SIP
14	Module 14: Port Misuse	Overview<br />Port Misuse and Service Policies<br />Building a Port Misuse Policy<br />Attaching a Service Policy<br />Creating a Log Profile
15	Module 15: Network Firewall iRules	Overview<br />iRule Events<br />Configuration<br />When to use iRules<br />More Information
16	Module 16: Recap	BIG-IP Architecture and Traffic Flow<br />AFM Packet Processing Overview