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F5 VELOS: A Next-Generation Fully Automatable Platform
What is VELOS? The F5 VELOS platform is the next generation of F5’s chassis-based systems. VELOS can bridge traditional and modern application architectures by supporting a mix of traditional F5 BIG-IP tenants as well as next-generation BIG-IP Next tenants in the future. VELOS relies on a Kubernetes-based platform layer (F5OS) that is tightly integrated with F5 TMOS software. Going to a microservice-based platform layer allows VELOS to provide additional functionality that was not possible in previous generations of F5 BIG-IP platforms. Customers do not need to learn Kubernetes but still get the benefits of it. Management of the chassis will still be done via a familiar F5 CLI, webUI, or API. The additional benefit of automation capabilities can greatly simplify the process of deploying F5 products. A significant amount of time and resources are saved due to automation, which translates to more time to perform critical tasks. F5OS VELOS UI Why is VELOS important? Get more done in less time by using a highly automatable hardware platform that can deploy software solutions in seconds, not minutes or hours. Increased performance improves ROI: The VELOS platform is a high-performance and highly scalable chassis with improved processing power. Running multiple versions on the same platform allows for more flexibility than previously possible. Significantly reduce the TCO of previous-generation hardware by consolidating multiple platforms into one. Key VELOS Use-Cases NetOps Automation Shorten time to market by automating network operations and offering cloud-like orchestration with full-stack programmability Drive app development and delivery with self-service and faster response time Business Continuity Drive consistent policies across on-prem and public cloud and across hardware and software-based ADCs Build resiliency with VELOS’ superior platform redundancy and failover capabilities Future-proof investments by running multiple versions of apps side-by-side; migrate applications at your own pace Cloud Migration On-Ramp Accelerate cloud strategy by adopting cloud operating models and on-demand scalability with VELOS and use that as on-ramp to cloud Dramatically reduce TCO with VELOS systems; extend commercial models to migrate from hardware to software or as applications move to cloud Automation Capabilities Declarative APIs and integration with automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible) greatly simplifies operations and reduces overhead: AS3 (Application Services 3 Extension): A declarative API that simplifies the configuration of application services. With AS3, customers can deploy and manage configurations consistently across environments. Ansible Automation: Prebuilt Ansible modules for VELOS enable automated provisioning, configuration, and updates, reducing manual effort and minimizing errors. Terraform: Organizations leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) can use Terraform to define and automate the deployment of VELOS appliances and associated configurations. Example json file: Example of running the Automation Playbook: Example of the results: More information on Automation: Automating F5OS on VELOS GitHub Automation Repository Specialized Hardware Performance VELOS offers more hardware-accelerated performance capabilities with more FPGA chipsets that are more tightly integrated with TMOS. It also includes the latest Intel processing capabilities. This enhances the following: SSL and compression offload L4 offload for higher performance and reduced load on software Hardware-accelerated SYN flood protection Hardware-based protection from more than 100 types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks Support for F5 Intelligence Services VELOS CX1610 chassis VELOS BX520 blade Migration Options (BIG-IP Journeys) Use BIG-IP Journeys to easily migrate your existing configuration to VELOS. This covers the following: Entire L4-L7 configuration can be migrated Individual Applications can be migrated BIG-IP Tenant configuration can be migrated Automatically identify and resolve migration issues Convert UCS files into AS3 declarations if needed Post-deployment diagnostics and health The Journeys Tool, available on DevCentral’s GitHub, facilitates the migration of legacy BIG-IP configurations to VELOS-compatible formats. Customers can convert UCS files, validate configurations, and highlight unsupported features during the migration process. Multi-tenancy capabilities in VELOS simplify the process of isolating workloads during and after migration. GitHub repository for F5 Journeys Conclusion The F5 VELOS platform addresses the modern enterprise’s need for high-performance, scalable, and efficient application delivery and security solutions. By combining cutting-edge hardware capabilities with robust automation tools and flexible migration options, VELOS empowers organizations to seamlessly transition from legacy platforms while unlocking new levels of performance and operational agility. Whether driven by the need for increased throughput, advanced multi-tenancy, the VELOS platform stands as a future-ready solution for securing and optimizing application delivery in an increasingly complex IT landscape. Related Content Cloud Docs VELOS Guide F5 VELOS Chassic System Datasheet Demo Video:
KevinGallaugher
Mar 28, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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Mitigating OWASP Web Application Risk: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) using F5 Advanced WAF
This short article sheds some light on basics of SSRF attacks, it’s types and a simple demonstration of this attack and how it can be mitigated using F5 Advanced WAF
harsha_dwibhashyam
Mar 26, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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Scale Your DMZ with F5 Distributed Cloud Services
Modern DMZ Challenges The task of securing and optimizing DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) environments is becoming increasingly complex. A traditional DMZ is a physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization’s external-facing services to an untrusted network, typically the internet. It serves as a buffer zone between the secure internal network and external networks, providing an additional layer of security to ensure that potentially malicious traffic does not reach critical internal systems directly. To make data center applications accessible on the internet, IT teams traditionally handle several DMZ-related networking operations, including: NAT (Network Address Translation): Converting public IP addresses to private server IPs. DNS Resolution: Ensuring domain names resolve to the correct IP addresses. Load Balancing: Distributes incoming application traffic across multiple servers to ensure reliability, optimal resource utilization, and high availability Security Operations: Deploying protections such as Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation. With modern microservices-based and API-rich applications handling these DMZ operations at the App Services tier (see highlighted in blue below) or on a per-application basis adds complexity, resulting in some additional challenges impacting app delivery, such as: Management and “stitching” of multiple app DMZ environments at scale Standardized, consistent policy across overall data center deployments Handling unwanted traffic (bad actors and bots) at the global services tier The end result is that modern DMZ requirements need to keep pace with modern microservices-based API-heavy app architectures. Without uniform security or visibility when managing multiple sites across several datacenters or clouds, organizations struggle to maintain visibility and enforce security at scale. Scalable DMZ Solution F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Services address the modern DMZ challenges by centralizing networking and security functions at the network edge. This includes volumetric DDoS protection, API protection, and Bot mitigation as part of WAF configurations at the network edge. All of this is enabled through the configuration and operation of a Customer Edge (CE) in various on-premises environments, such as VMWare, OpenShift, Nutanix, or F5’s own rSeries appliances. This results in a “separation of duties” for the App Services Tier and Global Services Tier as follows: (1) Global Services Tier Keeps unwanted traffic off your infrastructure Broad-spectrum volumetric DDoS mitigation (L3/L) Anti-abuse, including bot/fraud detection and mitigation Ease of securely exposing applications to the public internet by simplifying or eliminating manual handling of routing and other networking tasks Simplifying workflows for pushing out App DMZ toward the network edge Standard company app security policy / policies used by all apps (2) App Services Tier Retains important / integrated security controls and policy, including automation and CI/CD pipelines at your app Workload-specific security policy definitions and enforcement Closest to the application and Line of Business / security teams managing specific app services Building a Scalable DMZ The configuration described below follows the detailed guide in the F5 Devcentral GitHub repo, which provides steps for creating a secure DMZ environment for a sample application (also included in the GitHub repo) using the F5 rSeries hardware platform. ➡️ See here for a reference architecture with details about which F5 rSeries platforms run the F5 XC Customer Edge (CE) The setup includes two Data Centers, each having an origin pool that connects to the XC site installed in F5 rSeries. The XC site is connected to the BIG-IP, where a Virtual Server is configured. The included sample app is located inside the Virtual Server Pool of the BIG-IP appliance, and is protected by Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, and Bot Protection; it also leverages the API Discovery feature of the XC platform. The steps include the following: Configuring the BIG-IP on F5 rSeries; Configuring of the Customer Edge (CE) Sites on F5 rSeries; Demo application deployment in the Data Center; Configuring the XC Cloud Secure Mesh Site and combining them into a single Virtual Site; Exposing the application to the Internet using the HTTP Load Balancer; Protecting the application with a Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, Bot Protection, and API Discovery; Upgrading the solution with a second Data Center and configuring the HTTP Load Balancer for a complete DMZ configuration. The end result is a modern topology for flexible and scalable networking connectivity, enhanced performance, and protection captured in the following diagram: At the core of this solution is the Customer Edge (CE), which allows organizations to establish Secure Mesh Sites in various environments. By integrating CE with F5 XC, organizations can create a Virtual Site, simplifying access management while allowing for future scalability. Once the Secure Mesh Site is established, application traffic can be exposed and optimized using an HTTP Load Balancer within F5 XC. This enables efficient routing, automated certificate management, and secure connectivity to backend application services. For organizations requiring failover and redundancy, additional Secure Mesh Sites and Virtual Sites can be configured across multiple data centers. This ensures that applications remain accessible even if one data center experiences downtime, improving resilience and disaster recovery capabilities. Solution Demo Conclusion: A Modern Approach to Scaling DMZ By leveraging F5 Distributed Cloud Services, organizations can transition from traditional, fragmented DMZ architectures to a more scalable, cloud-integrated security model. Centralizing networking and security functions at the edge prevents unwanted traffic from reaching core infrastructure, ensures policy consistency across deployments, and simplifies multi-cloud networking. For organizations looking to implement this model in their own environments, the F5 DevCentral GitHub repository provides a detailed Workflow Guide covering the step-by-step setup process. This guide offers a structured approach to configuring Secure Mesh Sites, deploying CEs, and integrating application security services, enabling teams to modernize their DMZ architecture with confidence. As security and networking challenges evolve, adopting a scalable, edge-based DMZ strategy ensures greater efficiency, stronger security, and seamless application delivery across hybrid multi-cloud environments. Additional Resources F5 Distributed Cloud Customer Edge on F5 rSeries – Reference Architecture GitHub: Extending App DMZ to Global Service Tier with F5 rSeries and Distributed Cloud Services - Workflow Guide GitHub: DMZ Setup with F5 Distributed Cloud (VMware-specific) - Workflow Guide F5 Solutions: Secure Multi-Cloud Networking F5 Solutions: Application and Network Performance Learn about the future of Application Delivery at F5
Dave_Potter
Mar 25, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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Leverage BIG-IP 17.1 Distributed Cloud Services to Integrate F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense
Introduction: The F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Bot Defense protects web and mobile properties from automated attacks by identifying and mitigating malicious bots. The Bot Defense uses JavaScript and API calls to collect telemetry and mitigate malicious users. The F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Bot Defense is available in Standard and Enterprise service levels. In both the service levels the Bot Defense is available for traffic form web, web scarping, and mobile. The web scrapping is only applicable to web endpoints. This article will show you how to configure and use F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense (XC Bot Defense) on BIG-IP version 17.1 and above and monitor the solution on F5 Distributed Cloud Console (XC Console). Prerequisites: A valid XC Console account. If you don't have an account, visit Create a Distributed Cloud Console Account. An Organization plan. If you don't have an Organization plan, upgrade your plan. Getting Started: Log In to F5 XC Console: If XC Bot Defense isn't enabled, a Bot Defense landing page appears. Select Request Service to enable XC Bot Defense. If XC Bot Defense is enabled, you will see the tiles. Select Bot Defense. Verify you are in the correct Namespace. If your Namespace does not have any Protected Applications you will see the following page. Click Add Protected Application When you select a Namespace that has been configured with Protected Applications you will see this page. Scroll down to Manage Click Applications Click Add Application The Protected Application page is presented. Enter: Name Labels Description Select the Application Region - US in this example Connector Type - BIG-IP iApp for this demo. Cloudfront and Custom are other available connectors Scroll to the bottom and Click Save and Exit That will take you back to the Protected Applications Page. Verify your Application is listed with all the Metadata you supplied. Click the three ellipses to the right. Scroll down into the highlighted area and click and Copy App ID, Tenant ID and API Key Copy and save each value to a location where you can access it in the next steps. That completes the configuartion of F5 XC Console. Log In to your BIG-IP You will Notice in version 17.1 and above you will have a new selection along the left pane called Distributed Cloud Services. Expand and you will see all the latest integrations F5 provides. Application Traffic Insight Bot Defense Client-Side Defense Account Protection & Authentication Intelligence Cloud Services This article as stated before will focus on Bot Defense. Look for future articles that will focus on the other integrations. On the Main tab, Click Distributed Cloud Services > Bot Defense > Bot Profiles and Select Create This will bring up the General Properties page where you will enter required and optional information. Mandatory items have a Blue line on the edge. Supply a Name Application ID - From previous step Tenant ID - From previous step API Hostname - Web is filled in for you API Key - from previous step In the JS Injection Configuration section, the BIG-IP Handles JS Injectionsfield is checked by default, if you uncheck the field then follow the Note given in the Web UI. Protected Endpoint(s) - Web - Supply either the URI or IP of the Host Application along with the path and method you are protecting on the protected endpoint. In the following image, I have selected Advanced to show more detail of what is available. Again Mandatory fields have a blue indicator. Here the Protection Pool and SSL Profile. Click Finished when complete. One final step to complete the setup. Go to the Main tab, Local Traffic > Virtual Servers > Virtual Serves List Select the Virtual Server you are going to apply the Bot Defense profile to. Click on Distributed Cloud Services on the top banner Under Service Settings > Bot Defense set to Enable and then select the Bot Defense Profile you created in the above steps. The click Update. You have now sucessfully integrated BIG-IP Distributed Cloud Service on version 17.1 with F5 Distributed Coud Bot Defense. One final visual is the dashboard for F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense. This is where you will observe and monitor what bots and actions have been taken against bots and your protected applications. F5 XC Bot Defense on BIG-IP 17.1 Demo: Conclusion: I hope you were able to benefit from this tutorial. I was able to show how quickly and easlity it is to configure F5 Dsitributed Cloud Bot Defense on BIG-IP v17.1 using the built in Distributed Cloud Services integration. Related Links: https://www.f5.com/cloud https://www.f5.com/cloud/products/bot-defense BIG-IP Bot Defense on 14.x-16.x
Ted_Byerly
Mar 19, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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Ridiculously Easy Bot Protection: How to Use BIG-IP APM to Streamline Bot Defense Implementation
Ever imagined how your Bot solution implementation would be with a standard entry page at your application side--a page that’s easily referred, with clear parameters, and structured customization options? In this article, we are exploring using F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (BIG-IP APM) along side F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense (XC Bot Defense). Bot defense solutions' challenges Implementing bot defense solutions presents several challenges, each with unique considerations: Evolving Bot Tactics: Bot tactics constantly evolve, demanding adaptive detection methods to avoid both false positives (blocking legitimate users) and false negatives (allowing malicious bots through). Effective solutions must be highly flexible and responsive to these changes. Multi-Environment Integration: Bot defenses need to be deployed across diverse environments, including web, mobile, and APIs, adding layers of complexity to integration. Ensuring seamless protection across these platforms is critical. Balancing Security and Performance: Security measures must be balanced with performance to avoid degrading the user experience. A well-calibrated bot defense should secure the application without causing noticeable slowdowns or other disruptions for legitimate users. Data Privacy Compliance: Bot solutions often require extensive data collection, so adherence to data privacy laws is essential. Ensuring that bot defense practices align with regulatory standards helps avoid legal complications and maintains user trust. Resource Demands: Integrating bot defense with existing security stacks can be resource-intensive, both in terms of cost and skilled personnel. Proper configuration, monitoring, and maintenance require dedicated resources to ensure long-term effectiveness and efficiency. What F5 BIG-IP APM brings to the table? For teams working on bot defense solutions, several operational challenges can arise: Targeted Implementation Complexity: Identifying the correct application page for applying bot defense is often a complex process. Teams must ensure the solution targets the page containing the specific parameters they want to protect, which can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. Adaptation to Application Changes: Changes like upgrades or redesigns of the application page often require adjustments to bot defenses. These modifications can translate into significant resource commitments, as teams work to ensure the bot solution remains aligned with the new page structure. BIG-IP APM simplifies this process by making it easier to identify and target the correct page, reducing the time and resources needed for implementation. This allows technical and business resources to focus on more strategic priorities, such as fine-tuning bot defenses, optimizing protection, and enhancing application performance. Architecture and traffic flow In this section, let's explore how F5 XC Bot Defense and BIG-IP APM works together, let's list the prerequisites, F5 XC account with access to Bot Defense. APM licensed and provisioned. F5 BIG-IP min. v16.x for native connector integration. BIG-IP Self IP rechability to Internet to communicate with F5 XC, mainly to reach this domin (ibd-web.fastcache.net). Now, time to go quickly through our beloved TMM packet order. Due to the nature of BIG-IP APM Access events take precedence to the Bot enforcement, hence we will rely on simple iRule to apply Bot Defense on BIG-IP APM logon page. BIG-IP Bot Defense is responsible for inserting the JS and passing traffic from client to APM VS back and forth. BIG-IP APM responsible for logon page, MFA, API security or SSO integrations to manage client Access to the backend application. Solution Implementation Let's start now with our solution implementation, F5 Distributed Cloud Bot defense connector with BIG-IP was discussed in details in this Article F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense on BIG-IP 17.1 You will follow the steps mentioned in the article, with few changes mentioned below, API Hostname Web: ibd-web.fastcache.net For Per-session policies we use /my.policy as the target URL, while for Per-request and MFA implementation, you need to add /vdesk/*. Protection Pool - Web: Create pool with FQDN ibd-web.fastcache.net Virtual server, Create LTM virtual server to listen to incoming traffic, perform SSL offloading, HTTP profile and attach Bot Defense connector profile. Forwarding iRule, attach forwarding irule to the Bot virtual server. when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { ## Forwarding to the APM Virtual Server virtual Auth_VS } BIG-IP APM Policies, In this step we are creating two options of our deployment, Per-Session policy, where BIG-IP presents Logon page to the user. Per-Request policy, which services in case initial logon is handled at remote IdP and APM handles Per-request, MFA authentication or API security. Now, it's time to run the traffic and observe the results, From client browser, we can see the customer1.js inserted, From F5 XC Dashboard, Conclusion The primary goal of incorporating BIG-IP APM into the Bot Defense solution is to strike a balance between accelerating application development across web and mobile platforms while enforcing consistent organizational bot policies. By decoupling application login and authentication from the application itself, this approach enables a more streamlined, optimized, and secure bot defense implementation. It allows development teams to concentrate on application performance and feature enhancements, knowing that security measures are robustly managed and seamlessly integrated into the infrastructure. Related Content F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense on BIG-IP 17.1 Bot Detection and Security: Stop Automated Attacks 2024 Bad Bots Review
momahdy
Mar 18, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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Mitigating OWASP API Security risks using BIG-IP
The introduction article covered the summary of OWASP API Security TOP 10 categories. As part of this article, we will focus on how we can protect our applications against some of these vulnerabilities using F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (AdvancedWAF). Excessive Data Exposure: Problem Statement: As shown below in one of the demo application API’s, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data like Credit Card Numbers (CCN) and Social Security Numbers (SSN) are available which are highly sensitive and so we must hide these details to prevent personal data exploits. Solution: By configuring DataGuard related WAF settings in BIG-IP as below, we are able to mask these numbers thereby preventing data breaches. If needed, we can update settings to block this vulnerability after which all incoming requests for this endpoint will be blocked. Injection: Problem Statement: Customer login pages without secure coding practices may have flaws and intruders will use them to exploit credential validation using different types of injections like SQLi, Command Injections, etc. In our demo application, attackers were able to bypass validation using SQLi (Username as “' OR true --” and any password) thereby getting administrative access as below: Solution: By configuring AdvancedWAF settings in BIG-IP and by enabling appropriate violation blocking settings, we are able to identify and block these types of known injection attacks as below. Improper Assets Management: Problem Statement: In our demo application, attackers have identified deprecated endpoints with a path starting with “/v1” which are currently not being maintained but are still available. Using these undocumented endpoints, attackers can get access to unwanted data causing loss of sensitive app information. Solution: To avoid this specific use case, we have come up with OpenAPI or Swagger files for the demo application, uploaded them to BIG-IP and have configured AdvancedWAF to allow only these known URL’s. If attackers try to access deprecated URL’s which are not available in OpenAPI files, the requests will be blocked. Insufficient Logging & Monitoring: Problem Statement: Appropriate logging and monitoring solutions play a pivotal role in identifying attacks and also in finding the root cause for any security issues. Without these solutions, applications are fully exposed to attackers and are completely blind in identifying details of users and resources being accessed. Solution: BIG-IP provides many dashboards like Statistics, Dos Visibility, Analytics, OWASP, etc for end-to-end visibility of every request being accessed and users have the ability to filter requests as per their requirements. By default, system provides different types of logging profiles and users can also create custom logging profiles. They can attach them to Load Balancers to track these data flows. BIG-IP also supports a reporting service to generate the timely reports as needed by users. Conclusion: As demonstrated above, F5 BIG-IP AdvancedWAF can be used as a mitigation solution to prevent different OWASP security attacks against our modern applications running API’s. Stay tuned for more OWASP videos. For getting started, check below links: BIG-IP AdvancedWAF OWASP API Security Top 10 BIG-IP VE Overview of BIG-IP
Janibasha
Mar 18, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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OWASP Automated Threats - CAPTCHA Defeat (OAT-009)
Introduction: In this OWASP Automated Threat Article we'll be highlighting OAT-009 CAPTCHA Defeat with some basic threat information as well as a recorded demo to dive into the concepts deeper. In our demo we'll show how CAPTCHA Defeat works with Automation Tools to allow attackers to accomplish their objectives despite the presence of CAPTCHA's intended purpose of preventing unwanted automation. We'll wrap it up by highlighting F5 Bot Defense to show how we solve this problem for our customers. CAPTCHA Defeat Description: Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) challenges are used to distinguish normal users from bots. Automation is used in an attempt to analyse and determine the answer to visual and/or aural CAPTCHA tests and related puzzles. Apart from conventional visual and aural CAPTCHA, puzzle solving mini games or arithmetical exercises are sometimes used. Some of these may include context-specific challenges. The process that determines the answer may utilise tools to perform optical character recognition, or matching against a prepared database of pre-generated images, or using other machine reading, or human farms. OWASP Automated Threat (OAT) Identity Number OAT-009 Threat Event Name CAPTCHA Defeat Summary Defining Characteristics Solve anti-automation tests. OAT-009 Attack Demographics: Sectors Targeted Parties Affected Data Commonly Misused Other Names and Examples Possible Symptoms Education Application Owners Authentication Credentials Breaking CAPTCHA High CAPTCHA solving success rate on fraudulent accounts Entertainment CAPTCHA breaker Suspiciously fast or fixed CAPTCHA solving times Financial CAPTCHA breaking Government CAPTCHA bypass Retail CAPTCHA decoding Social Networking CAPTCHA solver CAPTCHA solving Puzzle solving CAPTCHA Defeat Demo: In this demo we will be showing how it’s possible to leverage real human click farms via CAPTCHA solving services like 2CAPTCHA to bypass reCAPTCHA. We'll then have a look at the same attack with F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense protecting the application. In Conclusion: CAPTCHAs are only a speed bump for motivated attackers while introducing considerable friction for legitimate customers. Today, we’re at a point where bots solve CAPTCHAs more quickly and easily than most humans. Check out our additional resource links below to learn more. OWASP Links OWASP Automated Threats to Web Applications Home Page OWASP Automated Threats Identification Chart OWASP Automated Threats to Web Applications Handbook F5 Related Content Deploy Bot Defense on any Edge with F5 Distributed Cloud (SaaS Console, Automation) F5 Bot Defense Solutions F5 Labs "I Was a Human CATPCHA Solver" The OWASP Automated Threats Project How Attacks Evolve From Bots to Fraud Part: 1 How Attacks Evolve From Bots to Fraud Part: 2 F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense F5 Labs 2021 Credential Stuffing Report
Kyle_Roberts
Mar 14, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense (Overview and Demo)
What is Distributed Cloud Bot Defense? Distributed Cloud Bot Defense protects your web properties from automated attacks by identifying and mitigating malicious bots. Bot Defense uses JavaScript and API calls to collect telemetry and mitigate malicious users within the context of the Distributed Cloud global network. Bot Defense can easily be integrated into existing applications in a number of ways. For applications already routing traffic through Distributed Cloud Mesh Service, Bot Defense is natively integrated into your Distributed Cloud Mesh HTTP load balancers. This integration allows you to configure the Bot Defense service through the HTTP load balancer's configuration in the Distributed Cloud Console. For other applications, connectors are available for several common insertion points that likely already exist in modern application architectures. Once Bot Defense is enabled and configured, you can view and filter traffic and transaction statistics on the Bot Defense dashboard in Distributed Cloud Console to see which users are malicious and how they’re being mitigated. F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense is an advanced add-on security feature included in the first launch of the F5 Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) service with seamless integration to protect your web apps and APIs from a wide variety of attacks in real-time. High Level Distributed Cloud Security Architecture Bot Defense Demo: In this technical demonstration video we will walk through F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense, showing you how quick and easy it is to configure, the insights and visibility you have while demonstrating a couple of real attacks with Selenium and Python browser automation. "Nature is a mutable cloud, which is always and never the same." - Ralph Waldo Emerson We might not wax that philosophically around here, but our heads are in the cloud nonetheless! Join the F5 Distributed Cloud user group today and learn more with your peers and other F5 experts. Hope you enjoyed this Distributed Cloud Bot Defense Overview and Demo. If there are any comments or questions please feel free to reach us in the comments section. Thanks! Related Resources: Deploy Bot Defense on any Edge with F5 Distributed Cloud (SaaS Console, Automation) Protecting Your Web Applications Against Critical OWASP Automated Threats Making Mobile SDK Integration Ridiculously Easy with F5 XC Mobile SDK Integrator JavaScript Supply Chains, Magecart, and F5 XC Client-Side Defense (Demo) Bots, Fraud, and the OWASP Automated Threats Project (Overview) Protecting Your Native Mobile Apps with F5 XC Mobile App Shield Enabling F5 Distributed Cloud Client-Side Defense in BIG-IP 17.1 Bot Defense for Mobile Apps in XC WAAP Part 1: The Bot Defense Mobile SDK F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP Distributed Cloud Services Overview Enable and Configure Bot Defense - F5 Distributed Cloud Service
Kyle_Roberts
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Evolving Financial Services and how to protect against sophisticated cyber threats
In an era where cyber threats evolve as rapidly as digital innovation, financial institutions face unprecedented challenges. Balancing security, performance, and compliance is no longer optional—it’s critical to survival. F5 empowers financial organizations to modernize their operations, safeguard customer trust, and stay ahead of competitors through a robust suite of solutions designed to mitigate risks, optimize performance, and ensure regulatory compliance. This article (first in a series) provides an overview of how F5 addresses the pressing challenges of modern financial services, from securing APIs to neutralizing sophisticated DDoS attacks. Let’s explore how F5 enables you to deliver fast, reliable, and secure digital experiences—every time. What to expect? Here's what to expect in this article, Technical articles covering related F5 solutions. Overview about how F5 products are able to handle different aspects in Financial services, F5 BIG-IP F5 Distributed Cloud NGINX Mitigating Application Vulnerability Financial institutions are prime targets for cybercriminals. F5’s layered security approach ensures resilience against evolving threats. Protecting against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities (e.g., injection attacks, broken authentication) evolved from just mere web protection, to web, API, LLM. You can explore examples of solutions across BIG-IP Advanced WAF, F5 Distributed Cloud, and NGINX which actively blocks exploits while maintaining application performance through those articles, OWASP top 10 Series F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAF and BIG-IP Advanced WAF BIG-IP Advanced WAF. NGINX App Protect. Encrypted Traffic Inspection BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator (SSLO) enables organizations to decrypt and inspect encrypted traffic without compromising speed, ensuring threats hidden in SSL/TLS traffic are neutralized, this series or articles shows different integration use cases with BIG-IP SSLO. Implementing SSL Orchestrator - High Level Considerations | DevCentral Bot Mitigation Bot attacks lead to fraud, operational disruptions, and reputational damage by enabling account takeovers, credential stuffing, and synthetic fraud. These attacks increase infrastructure costs, cause service downtime through DDoS, and expose institutions to regulatory penalties. Mitigating such attacks starts at multiple levels, below we are listing some of the helpful items on how to combat Bot attacks. An overview of F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense Ridiculously Easy Bot Protection: How to Use BIG-IP APM to Streamline Bot Defense Implementation | DevCentral Securing APIs and Third-Party Integrations APIs drive innovation but introduce risks like data breaches and downtime. how we can tackle API security depends on the applications need to be protected, whether we rely on BIG-IP, F5 Distributed Cloud or NGINX, or the Hybrid integration of different components, This series is about API security, will be a great start Use of NGINX Controller to Authenticate API Calls | DevCentral And to understand more about WAAP, What is WAAP?Community Learning Path: Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Preventing DDoS Attacks DDoS attacks can cause a lot of impact to the business, whether it’s immediate impact by preventing the business from serving its customer or non-immediate one by impacting business brand image and ability to secure their customers and their data. DDoS attack vectors may vary from targeting application, bandwidth, resources like CPU, Memory or critical protocols like DNS, TCP or UDP. You can explore some interesting use cases on F5 DDoS mitigation through the below, NGINX App Protect. F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service. DDoS Mitigation with F5 Distributed Cloud How to get started with F5 Distributed Cloud Managed Services How to easily add DoS protection to your F5 Distributed Cloup applications BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager. Explanation of F5 DDoS threshold modes | DevCentral Concept of F5 Device DoS and DoS profiles | DevCentral IP-Intelligence and IP-Shunning | DevCentral BIG-IP Advanced WAF. F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAAP Bot and DDoS Defense and BIG-IP Advanced WAF F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF - DOS profile configuration options. | DevCentral F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAF and BIG-IP Advanced WAF Conclusion In this introduction article, we went through an overview of F5 solutions in Financial Services, in the following articles, we will dig a bit deeper with each solution. F5 not only helps with security but with maximizing performance as well. Related Content Testing the security controls for a notional FDX Open Banking deployment Decoding PCI-DSS v4.0: F5's Ridiculously Easy Guide to Technical Compliance Banking and Financial Services Why Top Financial Services Companies Rely on F5 NGINX App Protect. F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service. DDoS Mitigation with F5 Distributed Cloud How to get started with F5 Distributed Cloud Managed Services How to easily add DoS protection to your F5 Distributed Cloup applications BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager. Explanation of F5 DDoS threshold modes | DevCentral Concept of F5 Device DoS and DoS profiles | DevCentral IP-Intelligence and IP-Shunning | DevCentral BIG-IP Advanced WAF. F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAAP Bot and DDoS Defense and BIG-IP Advanced WAF F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF - DOS profile configuration options. | DevCentral F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAF and BIG-IP Advanced WAF Overview of WAAP Incidents What is WAAP?
momahdy
Mar 13, 2025 Place Technical Articles
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F5 Distributed Cloud Security Service Insertion With BIG-IP Advanced WAF
In this article we will show you how to quickly deploy and operate external services of your choice across multiple public clouds. For this article I will select the BIG-IP Advanced WAF (PAYG), future articles will cover additional solutions. Co-Author: Anitha Mareedu, Sr. Security Engineer, F5 Introduction F5’s Distributed Cloud Securtiy Service Insertion solution allows enterprises to deploy and operate external services of their choice across multiple public clouds. Let's start by looking at a real-world customer example. The enterprise has standardized on an external firewall in their private data center. Their network and security team are very familiar with using BIG-IP AWAF. They want to deploy the same security firewall solution that they use in the private datacenter in the public cloud. The requirements are: a simple operational model to deploy these services a unified security policy consistency across different clouds simple deployments unified logging Challenges Customers have identified several challenges in moving to the cloud. Initallly, teams that are very familiar with supporting services in their private data center usually do not have the expertise in designing, deploying and supporting in public clouds. If the same team then is tasked with deploying to multiple clouds the gap widens, terminology, archtitecture tools and constructs are all unique. Second, the operational models are different across different clouds. In AWS, you use either a VPC or a transit gateway (TGW), in Azure you use a VNET and Google has VPC’s. Solution Description Let's look at how F5’s Distributed Cloud Security Service insertion solution helps simplify and unify security solution deployments in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments: Infrastructure-as-code: Implementation and policy configuration can be automated and run as infrastructure-as-code across clouds and regions, allowing policies to be repeatable in any major public or private cloud. Easy setup and management: This simplified setup and management extends across AWS, Azure, and other clouds, as the F5 Distributed Cloud Platform supports AWS Transit Gateway, virtual network peering in Azure, and use of VPC attachments. Define once and replicate models: No extra handcrafting is needed for consistent, straightforward operations and deployment. Unified traffic steering rules: With the Distributed Cloud Platform, traffic is rerouted from networks through the security service using the same steering rules across different public and private clouds. Using F5 Distributed Cloud Console, IT pros get granular visibility and single-pane-of-glass management of traffic across clouds and networks. Optional policy deployment routes: Policies can be deployed at either or both the network layer (using IP addresses) or the application layer (using APIs). Diagram Step by Step Process This walk thru assumes you already have an AWS VPC deployed. Have handy the VPC id. Log into the F5 Distributed Cloud Dashboard You are presented with the Dashboard where you can choose which deployment option you want to work with. We will be working with Cloud and Edge Sites. Select Cloud and Edge Sites > Manage > Site Management > AWS TWG Sites Click Add the AWS Transit Gateway (TWG) Under Metadata give your TWG site a Name, Label and Description Click on Configure under AWS Configuration This brings up the Services VPC Configuration Page Select your AWS region Select Services VPC, leave as New, let it genetrate a name or choose your own name and give the Primary CIDR block you want to assign to the VPC. Leave Transit Gateway as New TWG Leave BGP as Automatic Under Site Node Parameters, Ingress/ Egress select “Add Item” Move slider on upper right corner to Show Advanced Fields Fill in required configuration, AWS AZ Name and CIDR Blocks for each of the the subnets and click the “Add Item” You can let the system autogenerate these or assign the desired range. This will take you back to the last screen, where you need to either create or select your cloud credentials. These are Programmatic Access Credentials allowing API access. Click Apply This takes you to the previous screen where we connect your current VPC to the Service VPC we are creating. (have VPC id available) Click Configure under VPC attachments Click Add Item Supply VPC id Click Apply This takes you back once again to the AWS TWG Site Screen. Finish with clicking Save and Exit. In the UI you will then click Apply. You are now deploying your new Security VPC via Terraform. While that is deploying we will move on to the External Services. Manage > Site Management > External Services > Add External Service Give your Service a name, add a label and description. Click “Configure” under Select NFV Service Provider. For this article we will select the F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF (PAYG), future articles will cover additional solutions. Provide the Admin Password Admin Username public SSH Key that you will use to access your BIG-IP deployment. Select the TWG site you created above. Finally click “Add Item“ under Service Nodes. Service nodes Enter a Node name and the Avilibilty Zones you wish to delpoy into. Then click “Add Item” This will take you back to the original screen. Enable HTTPS Management of Nodes, supply a delegated doman that will issue a Certificate. Under Select Service Type” Keep Inside VIP at Automatic and Set the Outside VIP to “Advertise On Outside Network”. Finally Click “Save and Exit” At the end, the External Security Service is deployed, and you are taken to all the External Services. Click the name of the External Service you deployed to expand the details From this screen you are able to access several items, the two I want to point out are the TGW stats and the BIG-IP you deployed by clicking the Management Dashboard URL. Click under Site the TWG Service you deployed Here you are able to see fine grained stats under all the tabs. System Metrics Application Metrics Site Status Nodes Interfaces Alerts Requests Top Talkers Connections TWG Flow tables DHCP Status Objects Tools Going back click the hyperlink to the BIG-IP if you wish to look at the configuration. F5 Distributed Cloud Service Insertion automatically configured your BIG-IP with the following information: • Interfaces • Self IPs • Routes • Management and credentials • VLANs • IPoIP tunnel SI<-> BIG-IP • VIP The following two items will need to be configured on your BIG-IP. This configuration Configure AWAF policies SecOps can access familiar BIG-IP UI using management link provided in F5 Cloud Console and set up and configure AWAF ploicies Define a Traffic Steering Policy Network traffic to define traffic steering policy at Network (L3/L4) layer Service policy to define traffic steering policy at App(L7) level. Below are the traffic steering control methods available: Network level – Ip address, port, etc App level – API, Method, etc At the end of this step, you can see traffic getting diverted to BIG-IP and getting inspected by BIG-IP. Summary As you can see, F5 Distributed Cloud Security Service Insertion dramatically reduces the operation complexity for deploying external services in public clouds, it greatly enhances the security posture and it vastly improves productivity for all the operations teams such as NetOps, SecOps or DevOps.
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OWASP Web Application Risk: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) using F5 Advanced WAF","conversation":{"__ref":"Conversation:conversation:340260"},"id":"message:340260","revisionNum":2,"uid":340260,"depth":0,"board":{"__ref":"Tkb:board:TechnicalArticles"},"author":{"__ref":"User:user:433423"},"teaser@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":true,\"truncateLength\":-1})":" This short article sheds some light on basics of SSRF attacks, it’s types and a simple demonstration of this attack and how it can be mitigated using F5 Advanced WAF ","introduction":"","metrics":{"__typename":"MessageMetrics","views":39},"postTime":"2025-03-26T05:00:00.038-07:00","lastPublishTime":"2025-03-26T05:00:00.038-07:00","body@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":true,\"removeSpoilerMarkup\":true,\"removeTocMarkup\":true,\"truncateLength\":-1})":" Introduction \n Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) is a type of vulnerability that allows an attacker to make arbitrary requests from a server to other internal or 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This attack exploits the trust that a server has in making HTTP requests to other systems, often bypassing firewalls or other security measures that restrict access to certain parts of a network. \n How SSRF Works \n In an SSRF attack, an attacker sends a crafted request to a vulnerable server, tricking it into sending a request to an internal or external resource on behalf of the attacker. The key factor in an SSRF attack is that the request is made by the server itself, which can lead to dangerous consequences depending on the server's configuration and what it has access to. \n Types of SSRF Attacks \n \n Internal Network Access: The attacker might be able to use SSRF to access internal systems and services that are not exposed to the outside world. This can include databases, administration panels, or other internal endpoints. \n Bypassing Firewall/ACLs: SSRF can bypass firewalls and access control lists (ACLs) because the server might have fewer restrictions on outgoing requests, especially to local or internal IP addresses. \n Exploiting Services with Poor Security: Some services, like web servers or cloud services, may have weak configurations that could be exploited through SSRF. For example, SSRF could target metadata endpoints on cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) to retrieve sensitive configuration data like secret keys or instance metadata. \n Denial of Service (DoS): An attacker can use SSRF to overwhelm an internal service by sending many requests, effectively causing a denial of service. \n \n Example: \n Imagine an application that allows users to provide URLs for fetching data (like images or metadata). If the server does not properly validate or sanitize user input, an attacker can supply a URL pointing to an internal service that is not directly accessible from outside the server, like http://localhost/admin. The server, believing this is a legitimate request, might send the request internally, potentially leaking sensitive information or accessing restricted services. \n \n \n \n \n \n Attack Demonstration and Mitigation: \n For this attack demonstration, we will look at how we can retrieve sensitive metadata from an instance running on AWS using the SSRF attack. To perform this attack we are going to use the DVWA demo application, which is deployed in the same instance as the docker container. This application is added as a pool member to BIG-IP and can be accessed via a virtual server. For more information, refer to how to add pool member. \n \n \n \n Login to BIG-IP console and navigate to Security > Application Security > Security Policies > and create an application policy with below configurations. \n Enforcement mode: Blocking \n Signature Staging: Enabled \n Policy Building Learning Mode: Automatic \n Virtual Server: < Virtual server on which dvwa application is accessible > \n Other configs are set to default values \n Note: Staging is enabled by default while creating the application security policy and the default staging period is 7 days. It can be tuned according to the customer’s requirements. For more information related to staging, refer to Attack Signatures & Staging \n \n \n First navigate to the “File Inclusion” page of the DVWA application and next, if you take a close look at the URL, there is a query parameter called “page” which takes some path as input. \n \n Now replace the query parameter value with AWS metadata server URL (http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/) and send the request. As you can see, we are able to retrieve all the metadata of the instance which contains sensitive details like IP, OS info, etc. \n \n Now let’s try to retrieve the public IP, region, ami-id, instance-type of the instance from the metadata. With these details, an attacker will be easily able to launch a DDOS attack on the application. \n \n For the purpose of this demo, we've done the first test having staging enabled. Since staging is enabled and the staging period (by default 7 days) is not completed, Advanced WAF will be able to detect the malicious request but it won’t block the request. Only when the staging period gets completed, all the malicious requests that are detected will get blocked. For more information on staging and staging period, refer to Staging. \n \n Let’s try to generate the attack again post the configured staging period, and as you can see below, Advanced WAF was able to detect and block the attack. \n \n \n \n \n Conclusion: \n This article covers the basics of SSRF attacks, its types, and a simple demonstration of this attack. We have also showcased how these attacks can be effectively mitigated by implementing robust application policies and enforcing relevant attack signatures through F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF ensuring enhanced security against such vulnerabilities. \n For further information, please refer to: \n SSRF ATTACK-OWASP \n Mitigating SSRF Attack Using F5 Distributed Cloud Platform 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A traditional DMZ is a physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization’s external-facing services to an untrusted network, typically the internet. It serves as a buffer zone between the secure internal network and external networks, providing an additional layer of security to ensure that potentially malicious traffic does not reach critical internal systems directly. \n To make data center applications accessible on the internet, IT teams traditionally handle several DMZ-related networking operations, including: \n \n NAT (Network Address Translation): Converting public IP addresses to private server IPs. \n DNS Resolution: Ensuring domain names resolve to the correct IP addresses. \n Load Balancing: Distributes incoming application traffic across multiple servers to ensure reliability, optimal resource utilization, and high availability \n Security Operations: Deploying protections such as Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation. \n \n With modern microservices-based and API-rich applications handling these DMZ operations at the App Services tier (see highlighted in blue below) or on a per-application basis adds complexity, resulting in some additional challenges impacting app delivery, such as: \n \n Management and “stitching” of multiple app DMZ environments at scale \n Standardized, consistent policy across overall data center deployments \n Handling unwanted traffic (bad actors and bots) at the global services tier \n \n \n The end result is that modern DMZ requirements need to keep pace with modern microservices-based API-heavy app architectures. Without uniform security or visibility when managing multiple sites across several datacenters or clouds, organizations struggle to maintain visibility and enforce security at scale. \n Scalable DMZ Solution \n F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Services address the modern DMZ challenges by centralizing networking and security functions at the network edge. This includes volumetric DDoS protection, API protection, and Bot mitigation as part of WAF configurations at the network edge. \n All of this is enabled through the configuration and operation of a Customer Edge (CE) in various on-premises environments, such as VMWare, OpenShift, Nutanix, or F5’s own rSeries appliances. This results in a “separation of duties” for the App Services Tier and Global Services Tier as follows: \n (1) Global Services Tier \n \n Keeps unwanted traffic off your infrastructure \n Broad-spectrum volumetric DDoS mitigation (L3/L) \n Anti-abuse, including bot/fraud detection and mitigation \n Ease of securely exposing applications to the public internet by simplifying or eliminating manual handling of routing and other networking tasks \n Simplifying workflows for pushing out App DMZ toward the network edge \n Standard company app security policy / policies used by all apps \n \n (2) App Services Tier \n \n Retains important / integrated security controls and policy, including automation and CI/CD pipelines at your app \n Workload-specific security policy definitions and enforcement \n Closest to the application and Line of Business / security teams managing specific app services \n \n \n Building a Scalable DMZ \n The configuration described below follows the detailed guide in the F5 Devcentral GitHub repo, which provides steps for creating a secure DMZ environment for a sample application (also included in the GitHub repo) using the F5 rSeries hardware platform. \n ➡️ See here for a reference architecture with details about which F5 rSeries platforms run the F5 XC Customer Edge (CE) \n The setup includes two Data Centers, each having an origin pool that connects to the XC site installed in F5 rSeries. The XC site is connected to the BIG-IP, where a Virtual Server is configured. The included sample app is located inside the Virtual Server Pool of the BIG-IP appliance, and is protected by Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, and Bot Protection; it also leverages the API Discovery feature of the XC platform. \n The steps include the following: \n \n Configuring the BIG-IP on F5 rSeries; \n Configuring of the Customer Edge (CE) Sites on F5 rSeries; \n Demo application deployment in the Data Center; \n Configuring the XC Cloud Secure Mesh Site and combining them into a single Virtual Site; \n Exposing the application to the Internet using the HTTP Load Balancer; \n Protecting the application with a Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, Bot Protection, and API Discovery; \n Upgrading the solution with a second Data Center and configuring the HTTP Load Balancer for a complete DMZ configuration. \n \n The end result is a modern topology for flexible and scalable networking connectivity, enhanced performance, and protection captured in the following diagram: \n \n At the core of this solution is the Customer Edge (CE), which allows organizations to establish Secure Mesh Sites in various environments. By integrating CE with F5 XC, organizations can create a Virtual Site, simplifying access management while allowing for future scalability. \n Once the Secure Mesh Site is established, application traffic can be exposed and optimized using an HTTP Load Balancer within F5 XC. This enables efficient routing, automated certificate management, and secure connectivity to backend application services. \n For organizations requiring failover and redundancy, additional Secure Mesh Sites and Virtual Sites can be configured across multiple data centers. This ensures that applications remain accessible even if one data center experiences downtime, improving resilience and disaster recovery capabilities. \n Solution Demo \n \n Conclusion: A Modern Approach to Scaling DMZ \n By leveraging F5 Distributed Cloud Services, organizations can transition from traditional, fragmented DMZ architectures to a more scalable, cloud-integrated security model. Centralizing networking and security functions at the edge prevents unwanted traffic from reaching core infrastructure, ensures policy consistency across deployments, and simplifies multi-cloud networking. \n For organizations looking to implement this model in their own environments, the F5 DevCentral GitHub repository provides a detailed Workflow Guide covering the step-by-step setup process. This guide offers a structured approach to configuring Secure Mesh Sites, deploying CEs, and integrating application security services, enabling teams to modernize their DMZ architecture with confidence. \n As security and networking challenges evolve, adopting a scalable, edge-based DMZ strategy ensures greater efficiency, stronger security, and seamless application delivery across hybrid multi-cloud environments. \n Additional Resources \n F5 Distributed Cloud Customer Edge on F5 rSeries – Reference Architecture \n GitHub: Extending App DMZ to Global Service Tier with F5 rSeries and Distributed Cloud Services - Workflow Guide \n GitHub: DMZ Setup with F5 Distributed Cloud (VMware-specific) - Workflow Guide \n F5 Solutions: Secure Multi-Cloud Networking \n F5 Solutions: Application and Network Performance \n Learn about the future of Application Delivery at F5 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The Bot Defense uses JavaScript and API calls to collect telemetry and mitigate malicious users. \n The F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Bot Defense is available in Standard and Enterprise service levels. In both the service levels the Bot Defense is available for traffic form web, web scarping, and mobile. The web scrapping is only applicable to web endpoints. \n This article will show you how to configure and use F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense (XC Bot Defense) on BIG-IP version 17.1 and above and monitor the solution on F5 Distributed Cloud Console (XC Console). \n Prerequisites: \n \n A valid XC Console account. If you don't have an account, visit Create a Distributed Cloud Console Account. \n An Organization plan. If you don't have an Organization plan, upgrade your plan. \n \n Getting Started: \n Log In to F5 XC Console: \n If XC Bot Defense isn't enabled, a Bot Defense landing page appears. Select Request Service to enable XC Bot Defense. \n If XC Bot Defense is enabled, you will see the tiles. Select Bot Defense. \n Verify you are in the correct Namespace. If your Namespace does not have any Protected Applications you will see the following page. \n \n Click Add Protected Application \n \n When you select a Namespace that has been configured with Protected Applications you will see this page. \n Scroll down to Manage \n \n Click Applications \n Click Add Application \n \n The Protected Application page is presented. \n Enter: \n \n Name \n Labels \n Description \n Select the Application Region - US in this example \n Connector Type - BIG-IP iApp for this demo. Cloudfront and Custom are other available connectors \n \n \n Scroll to the bottom and Click Save and Exit \n That will take you back to the Protected Applications Page. \n \n Verify your Application is listed with all the Metadata you supplied. \n Click the three ellipses to the right. \n \n \n Scroll down into the highlighted area and click and Copy App ID, Tenant ID and API Key \n \n \n \n Copy and save each value to a location where you can access it in the next steps. \n That completes the configuartion of F5 XC Console. \n Log In to your BIG-IP \n You will Notice in version 17.1 and above you will have a new selection along the left pane called Distributed Cloud Services. Expand and you will see all the latest integrations F5 provides. \n \n Application Traffic Insight \n Bot Defense \n Client-Side Defense \n Account Protection & Authentication Intelligence \n Cloud Services \n \n This article as stated before will focus on Bot Defense. Look for future articles that will focus on the other integrations. \n On the Main tab, Click Distributed Cloud Services > Bot Defense > Bot Profiles and Select Create \n This will bring up the General Properties page where you will enter required and optional information. \n Mandatory items have a Blue line on the edge. \n \n Supply a Name \n Application ID - From previous step \n Tenant ID - From previous step \n API Hostname - Web is filled in for you \n API Key - from previous step \n \n \n In the JS Injection Configuration section, the BIG-IP Handles JS Injectionsfield is checked by default, if you uncheck the field then follow the Note \n given in the Web UI. \n Protected Endpoint(s) - Web - Supply either the URI or IP of the Host Application along with the path and method you are protecting on the protected endpoint. \n In the following image, I have selected Advanced to show more detail of what is available. Again Mandatory fields have a blue indicator. Here the Protection Pool and SSL Profile. \n Click Finished when complete. \n One final step to complete the setup. \n Go to the Main tab, Local Traffic > Virtual Servers > Virtual Serves List \n Select the Virtual Server you are going to apply the Bot Defense profile to. Click on Distributed Cloud Services on the top banner \n Under Service Settings > Bot Defense set to Enable and then select the Bot Defense Profile you created in the above steps. The click Update. \n You have now sucessfully integrated BIG-IP Distributed Cloud Service on version 17.1 with F5 Distributed Coud Bot Defense. \n One final visual is the dashboard for F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense. This is where you will observe and monitor what bots and actions have been taken against bots and your protected applications. \n \n F5 XC Bot Defense on BIG-IP 17.1 Demo: \n \n \n Conclusion: \n I hope you were able to benefit from this tutorial. 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Defense (XC Bot Defense). \n \n \n Bot defense solutions' challenges \n Implementing bot defense solutions presents several challenges, each with unique considerations: \n \n Evolving Bot Tactics: Bot tactics constantly evolve, demanding adaptive detection methods to avoid both false positives (blocking legitimate users) and false negatives (allowing malicious bots through). Effective solutions must be highly flexible and responsive to these changes. \n Multi-Environment Integration: Bot defenses need to be deployed across diverse environments, including web, mobile, and APIs, adding layers of complexity to integration. Ensuring seamless protection across these platforms is critical. \n Balancing Security and Performance: Security measures must be balanced with performance to avoid degrading the user experience. A well-calibrated bot defense should secure the application without causing noticeable slowdowns or other disruptions for legitimate users. \n Data Privacy Compliance: Bot solutions often require extensive data collection, so adherence to data privacy laws is essential. Ensuring that bot defense practices align with regulatory standards helps avoid legal complications and maintains user trust. \n Resource Demands: Integrating bot defense with existing security stacks can be resource-intensive, both in terms of cost and skilled personnel. Proper configuration, monitoring, and maintenance require dedicated resources to ensure long-term effectiveness and efficiency. \n \n \n What F5 BIG-IP APM brings to the table? \n For teams working on bot defense solutions, several operational challenges can arise: \n \n Targeted Implementation Complexity: Identifying the correct application page for applying bot defense is often a complex process. Teams must ensure the solution targets the page containing the specific parameters they want to protect, which can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. \n Adaptation to Application Changes: Changes like upgrades or redesigns of the application page often require adjustments to bot defenses. These modifications can translate into significant resource commitments, as teams work to ensure the bot solution remains aligned with the new page structure. \n \n BIG-IP APM simplifies this process by making it easier to identify and target the correct page, reducing the time and resources needed for implementation. This allows technical and business resources to focus on more strategic priorities, such as fine-tuning bot defenses, optimizing protection, and enhancing application performance. \n \n Architecture and traffic flow \n In this section, let's explore how F5 XC Bot Defense and BIG-IP APM works together, let's list the prerequisites, \n \n F5 XC account with access to Bot Defense. \n APM licensed and provisioned. \n F5 BIG-IP min. v16.x for native connector integration. \n BIG-IP Self IP rechability to Internet to communicate with F5 XC, mainly to reach this domin (ibd-web.fastcache.net). \n \n Now, time to go quickly through our beloved TMM packet order. Due to the nature of BIG-IP APM Access events take precedence to the Bot enforcement, hence we will rely on simple iRule to apply Bot Defense on BIG-IP APM logon page. \n \n BIG-IP Bot Defense is responsible for inserting the JS and passing traffic from client to APM VS back and forth. \n BIG-IP APM responsible for logon page, MFA, API security or SSO integrations to manage client Access to the backend application. \n \n \n \n Solution Implementation \n Let's start now with our solution implementation, \n \n F5 Distributed Cloud Bot defense connector with BIG-IP was discussed in details in this Article F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense on BIG-IP 17.1\n \n You will follow the steps mentioned in the article, with few changes mentioned below, \n \n API Hostname Web: ibd-web.fastcache.net \n For Per-session policies we use /my.policy as the target URL, while for Per-request and MFA implementation, you need to add /vdesk/*. \n Protection Pool - Web: Create pool with FQDN ibd-web.fastcache.net \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Virtual server, Create LTM virtual server to listen to incoming traffic, perform SSL offloading, HTTP profile and attach Bot Defense connector profile. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Forwarding iRule, attach forwarding irule to the Bot virtual server. when CLIENT_ACCEPTED { ## Forwarding to the APM Virtual Server virtual Auth_VS } \n \n \n \n \n BIG-IP APM Policies, In this step we are creating two options of our deployment, \n \n Per-Session policy, where BIG-IP presents Logon page to the user. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Per-Request policy, which services in case initial logon is handled at remote IdP and APM handles Per-request, MFA authentication or API security. \n \n \n \n \n Now, it's time to run the traffic and observe the results, \n \n From client browser, we can see the customer1.js inserted, \n \n \n \n \n \n From F5 XC Dashboard, \n \n \n \n Conclusion \n The primary goal of incorporating BIG-IP APM into the Bot Defense solution is to strike a balance between accelerating application development across web and mobile platforms while enforcing consistent organizational bot policies. By decoupling application login and authentication from the application itself, this approach enables a more streamlined, optimized, and secure bot defense implementation. It allows development teams to concentrate on application performance and feature enhancements, knowing that security measures are robustly managed and seamlessly integrated into the infrastructure. \n Related Content \n \n F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense on BIG-IP 17.1 \n Bot Detection and Security: Stop Automated Attacks \n 2024 Bad Bots Review \n 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As part of this article, we will focus on how we can protect our applications against some of these vulnerabilities using F5 BIG-IP Advanced Web Application Firewall (AdvancedWAF). \n Excessive Data Exposure: \n Problem Statement: \n As shown below in one of the demo application API’s, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data like Credit Card Numbers (CCN) and Social Security Numbers (SSN) are available which are highly sensitive and so we must hide these details to prevent personal data exploits. \n \n \n Solution: \n By configuring DataGuard related WAF settings in BIG-IP as below, we are able to mask these numbers thereby preventing data breaches. If needed, we can update settings to block this vulnerability after which all incoming requests for this endpoint will be blocked. \n \n \n \n Injection: \n Problem Statement: \n Customer login pages without secure coding practices may have flaws and intruders will use them to exploit credential validation using different types of injections like SQLi, Command Injections, etc. In our demo application, attackers were able to bypass validation using SQLi (Username as “' OR true --” and any password) thereby getting administrative access as below: \n \n \n Solution: \n By configuring AdvancedWAF settings in BIG-IP and by enabling appropriate violation blocking settings, we are able to identify and block these types of known injection attacks as below. \n \n \n Improper Assets Management: \n Problem Statement: \n In our demo application, attackers have identified deprecated endpoints with a path starting with “/v1” which are currently not being maintained but are still available. Using these undocumented endpoints, attackers can get access to unwanted data causing loss of sensitive app information. \n \n \n Solution: \n To avoid this specific use case, we have come up with OpenAPI or Swagger files for the demo application, uploaded them to BIG-IP and have configured AdvancedWAF to allow only these known URL’s. If attackers try to access deprecated URL’s which are not available in OpenAPI files, the requests will be blocked. \n \n \n Insufficient Logging & Monitoring: \n Problem Statement: \n Appropriate logging and monitoring solutions play a pivotal role in identifying attacks and also in finding the root cause for any security issues. Without these solutions, applications are fully exposed to attackers and are completely blind in identifying details of users and resources being accessed. \n Solution: \n BIG-IP provides many dashboards like Statistics, Dos Visibility, Analytics, OWASP, etc for end-to-end visibility of every request being accessed and users have the ability to filter requests as per their requirements. By default, system provides different types of logging profiles and users can also create custom logging profiles. They can attach them to Load Balancers to track these data flows. BIG-IP also supports a reporting service to generate the timely reports as needed by users. \n \n \n \n \n Conclusion: \n As demonstrated above, F5 BIG-IP AdvancedWAF can be used as a mitigation solution to prevent different OWASP security attacks against our modern applications running API’s. \n Stay tuned for more OWASP videos. 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In our demo we'll show how CAPTCHA Defeat works with Automation Tools to allow attackers to accomplish their objectives despite the presence of CAPTCHA's intended purpose of preventing unwanted automation. We'll wrap it up by highlighting F5 Bot Defense to show how we solve this problem for our customers. \n CAPTCHA Defeat Description: \n Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) challenges are used to distinguish normal users from bots. Automation is used in an attempt to analyse and determine the answer to visual and/or aural CAPTCHA tests and related puzzles. Apart from conventional visual and aural CAPTCHA, puzzle solving mini games or arithmetical exercises are sometimes used. Some of these may include context-specific challenges. \n The process that determines the answer may utilise tools to perform optical character recognition, or matching against a prepared database of pre-generated images, or using other machine reading, or human farms. \n OWASP Automated Threat (OAT) Identity Number \n OAT-009 \n Threat Event Name \n CAPTCHA Defeat \n Summary Defining Characteristics \n Solve anti-automation tests. \n OAT-009 Attack Demographics: \n \n Sectors Targeted Parties Affected Data Commonly Misused Other Names and Examples Possible Symptoms Education Application Owners Authentication Credentials Breaking CAPTCHA High CAPTCHA solving success rate on fraudulent accounts Entertainment CAPTCHA breaker Suspiciously fast or fixed CAPTCHA solving times Financial CAPTCHA breaking Government CAPTCHA bypass Retail CAPTCHA decoding Social Networking CAPTCHA solver CAPTCHA solving Puzzle solving \n \n CAPTCHA Defeat Demo: \n In this demo we will be showing how it’s possible to leverage real human click farms via CAPTCHA solving services like 2CAPTCHA to bypass reCAPTCHA. We'll then have a look at the same attack with F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense protecting the application. \n \n \n \n \n In Conclusion: \n CAPTCHAs are only a speed bump for motivated attackers while introducing considerable friction for legitimate customers. Today, we’re at a point where bots solve CAPTCHAs more quickly and easily than most humans. 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Bot Defense uses JavaScript and API calls to collect telemetry and mitigate malicious users within the context of the Distributed Cloud global network. \n Bot Defense can easily be integrated into existing applications in a number of ways. For applications already routing traffic through Distributed Cloud Mesh Service, Bot Defense is natively integrated into your Distributed Cloud Mesh HTTP load balancers. This integration allows you to configure the Bot Defense service through the HTTP load balancer's configuration in the Distributed Cloud Console. For other applications, connectors are available for several common insertion points that likely already exist in modern application architectures. \n Once Bot Defense is enabled and configured, you can view and filter traffic and transaction statistics on the Bot Defense dashboard in Distributed Cloud Console to see which users are malicious and how they’re being mitigated. \n F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense is an advanced add-on security feature included in the first launch of the F5 Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) service with seamless integration to protect your web apps and APIs from a wide variety of attacks in real-time. \n High Level Distributed Cloud Security Architecture \n \n Bot Defense Demo: \n In this technical demonstration video we will walk through F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense, showing you how quick and easy it is to configure, the insights and visibility you have while demonstrating a couple of real attacks with Selenium and Python browser automation. \n \n \n \n \"Nature is a mutable cloud, which is always and never the same.\" - Ralph Waldo Emerson \n We might not wax that philosophically around here, but our heads are in the cloud nonetheless! Join the F5 Distributed Cloud user group today and learn more with your peers and other F5 experts. \n \n Hope you enjoyed this Distributed Cloud Bot Defense Overview and Demo. If there are any comments or questions please feel free to reach us in the comments section. Thanks! \n Related Resources: \n \n Deploy Bot Defense on any Edge with F5 Distributed Cloud (SaaS Console, Automation) \n Protecting Your Web Applications Against Critical OWASP Automated Threats \n Making Mobile SDK Integration Ridiculously Easy with F5 XC Mobile SDK Integrator \n JavaScript Supply Chains, Magecart, and F5 XC Client-Side Defense (Demo) \n Bots, Fraud, and the OWASP Automated Threats Project (Overview) \n Protecting Your Native Mobile Apps with F5 XC Mobile App Shield \n Enabling F5 Distributed Cloud Client-Side Defense in BIG-IP 17.1 \n Bot Defense for Mobile Apps in XC WAAP Part 1: The Bot Defense Mobile SDK \n F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP \n Distributed Cloud Services Overview \n Enable and Configure Bot Defense - F5 Distributed Cloud Service \n \n \n 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Balancing security, performance, and compliance is no longer optional—it’s critical to survival. F5 empowers financial organizations to modernize their operations, safeguard customer trust, and stay ahead of competitors through a robust suite of solutions designed to mitigate risks, optimize performance, and ensure regulatory compliance. \n This article (first in a series) provides an overview of how F5 addresses the pressing challenges of modern financial services, from securing APIs to neutralizing sophisticated DDoS attacks. Let’s explore how F5 enables you to deliver fast, reliable, and secure digital experiences—every time. \n \n What to expect? \n Here's what to expect in this article, \n \n Technical articles covering related F5 solutions. \n Overview about how F5 products are able to handle different aspects in Financial services,\n \n F5 BIG-IP \n F5 Distributed Cloud \n NGINX \n \n \n \n \n Mitigating Application Vulnerability \n Financial institutions are prime targets for cybercriminals. F5’s layered security approach ensures resilience against evolving threats. \n Protecting against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities (e.g., injection attacks, broken authentication) evolved from just mere web protection, to web, API, LLM. You can explore examples of solutions across BIG-IP Advanced WAF, F5 Distributed Cloud, and NGINX which actively blocks exploits while maintaining application performance through those articles, \n \n OWASP top 10 Series \n F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAF and BIG-IP Advanced WAF \n BIG-IP Advanced WAF. \n NGINX App Protect. \n \n \n \n Encrypted Traffic Inspection \n BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator (SSLO) enables organizations to decrypt and inspect encrypted traffic without compromising speed, ensuring threats hidden in SSL/TLS traffic are neutralized, this series or articles shows different integration use cases with BIG-IP SSLO. \n \n Implementing SSL Orchestrator - High Level Considerations | DevCentral \n \n \n \n Bot Mitigation \n Bot attacks lead to fraud, operational disruptions, and reputational damage by enabling account takeovers, credential stuffing, and synthetic fraud. These attacks increase infrastructure costs, cause service downtime through DDoS, and expose institutions to regulatory penalties. Mitigating such attacks starts at multiple levels, below we are listing some of the helpful items on how to combat Bot attacks. \n \n An overview of F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense \n Ridiculously Easy Bot Protection: How to Use BIG-IP APM to Streamline Bot Defense Implementation | DevCentral \n \n \n \n Securing APIs and Third-Party Integrations \n APIs drive innovation but introduce risks like data breaches and downtime. how we can tackle API security depends on the applications need to be protected, whether we rely on BIG-IP, F5 Distributed Cloud or NGINX, or the Hybrid integration of different components, \n \n This series is about API security, will be a great start Use of NGINX Controller to Authenticate API Calls | DevCentral \n And to understand more about WAAP, What is WAAP?Community Learning Path: Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) \n \n \n \n Preventing DDoS Attacks \n DDoS attacks can cause a lot of impact to the business, whether it’s immediate impact by preventing the business from serving its customer or non-immediate one by impacting business brand image and ability to secure their customers and their data. \n \n DDoS attack vectors may vary from targeting application, bandwidth, resources like CPU, Memory or critical protocols like DNS, TCP or UDP. \n You can explore some interesting use cases on F5 DDoS mitigation through the below, \n \n NGINX App Protect. \n F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service. \n DDoS Mitigation with F5 Distributed Cloud \n How to get started with F5 Distributed Cloud Managed Services \n How to easily add DoS protection to your F5 Distributed Cloup applications \n BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager. \n Explanation of F5 DDoS threshold modes | DevCentral \n Concept of F5 Device DoS and DoS profiles | DevCentral \n IP-Intelligence and IP-Shunning | DevCentral \n BIG-IP Advanced WAF. \n F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAAP Bot and DDoS Defense and BIG-IP Advanced WAF \n F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF - DOS profile configuration options. | DevCentral \n F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAF and BIG-IP Advanced WAF \n \n \n Conclusion \n In this introduction article, we went through an overview of F5 solutions in Financial Services, in the following articles, we will dig a bit deeper with each solution. F5 not only helps with security but with maximizing performance as well. \n \n Related Content \n \n Testing the security controls for a notional FDX Open Banking deployment \n Decoding PCI-DSS v4.0: F5's Ridiculously Easy Guide to Technical Compliance \n Banking and Financial Services \n Why Top Financial Services Companies Rely on F5 \n NGINX App Protect. \n F5 Distributed Cloud DDoS Mitigation Service. \n DDoS Mitigation with F5 Distributed Cloud \n How to get started with F5 Distributed Cloud Managed Services \n How to easily add DoS protection to your F5 Distributed Cloup applications \n BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager. \n Explanation of F5 DDoS threshold modes | DevCentral \n Concept of F5 Device DoS and DoS profiles | DevCentral \n IP-Intelligence and IP-Shunning | DevCentral \n BIG-IP Advanced WAF. \n F5 Hybrid Security Architectures for DevSecOps: F5's Distributed Cloud WAAP Bot and DDoS Defense and BIG-IP Advanced WAF \n F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF - DOS profile configuration 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For this article I will select the BIG-IP Advanced WAF (PAYG), future articles will cover additional solutions. \n \n Co-Author: Anitha Mareedu, Sr. Security Engineer, F5 \n \n Introduction \n F5’s Distributed Cloud Securtiy Service Insertion solution allows enterprises to deploy and operate external services of their choice across multiple public clouds. \n Let's start by looking at a real-world customer example. The enterprise has standardized on an external firewall in their private data center. Their network and security team are very familiar with using BIG-IP AWAF. They want to deploy the same security firewall solution that they use in the private datacenter in the public cloud. \n The requirements are: \n \n a simple operational model to deploy these services \n a unified security policy \n consistency across different clouds \n simple deployments \n unified logging \n \n Challenges \n Customers have identified several challenges in moving to the cloud. Initallly, teams that are very familiar with supporting services in their private data center usually do not have the expertise in designing, deploying and supporting in public clouds. If the same team then is tasked with deploying to multiple clouds the gap widens, terminology, archtitecture tools and constructs are all unique. \n Second, the operational models are different across different clouds. In AWS, you use either a VPC or a transit gateway (TGW), in Azure you use a VNET and Google has VPC’s. \n Solution Description \n Let's look at how F5’s Distributed Cloud Security Service insertion solution helps simplify and unify security solution deployments in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments: \n \n \n Infrastructure-as-code: Implementation and policy configuration can be automated and run as infrastructure-as-code across clouds and regions, allowing policies to be repeatable in any major public or private cloud. \n \n Easy setup and management: This simplified setup and management extends across AWS, Azure, and other clouds, as the F5 Distributed Cloud Platform supports AWS Transit Gateway, virtual network peering in Azure, and use of VPC attachments. \n Define once and replicate models: No extra handcrafting is needed for consistent, straightforward operations and deployment. \n Unified traffic steering rules: With the Distributed Cloud Platform, traffic is rerouted from networks through the security service using the same steering rules across different public and private clouds. Using F5 Distributed Cloud Console, IT pros get granular visibility and single-pane-of-glass management of traffic across clouds and networks. \n Optional policy deployment routes: Policies can be deployed at either or both the network layer (using IP addresses) or the application layer (using APIs). \n \n Diagram \n \n Step by Step Process \n This walk thru assumes you already have an AWS VPC deployed. Have handy the VPC id. \n \n Log into the F5 Distributed Cloud Dashboard \n \n You are presented with the Dashboard where you can choose which deployment option you want to work with. We will be working with Cloud and Edge Sites. \n \n Select Cloud and Edge Sites > Manage > Site Management > AWS TWG Sites \n Click Add the AWS Transit Gateway (TWG) \n \n \n Under Metadata give your TWG site a Name, Label and Description \n Click on Configure under AWS Configuration \n \n This brings up the Services VPC Configuration Page \n \n Select your AWS region \n Select Services VPC, leave as New, let it genetrate a name or choose your own name and give the Primary CIDR block you want to assign to the VPC. \n Leave Transit Gateway as New TWG \n Leave BGP as Automatic \n Under Site Node Parameters, Ingress/ Egress select “Add Item” \n \n \n Move slider on upper right corner to Show Advanced Fields \n \n \n Fill in required configuration, AWS AZ Name and CIDR Blocks for each of the the subnets and click the “Add Item” You can let the system autogenerate these or assign the desired range. \n \n This will take you back to the last screen, where you need to either create or select your cloud credentials. These are Programmatic Access Credentials allowing API access. \n \n Click Apply \n \n This takes you to the previous screen where we connect your current VPC to the Service VPC we are creating. (have VPC id available) \n Click Configure under VPC attachments \n \n Click Add Item \n Supply VPC id \n Click Apply \n \n This takes you back once again to the AWS TWG Site Screen. \n \n Finish with clicking Save and Exit. \n \n \n In the UI you will then click Apply. \n \n You are now deploying your new Security VPC via Terraform. \n While that is deploying we will move on to the External Services. \n \n Manage > Site Management > External Services > Add External Service \n \n \n Give your Service a name, add a label and description. \n Click “Configure” under Select NFV Service Provider. \n \n For this article we will select the F5 BIG-IP Advanced WAF (PAYG), future articles will cover additional solutions. \n \n Provide the Admin Password \n Admin Username \n public SSH Key that you will use to access your BIG-IP deployment. \n Select the TWG site you created above. \n Finally click “Add Item“ under Service Nodes. \n \n Service nodes \n \n Enter a Node name and the Avilibilty Zones you wish to delpoy into. Then click “Add Item” \n \n This will take you back to the original screen. \n \n Enable HTTPS Management of Nodes, supply a delegated doman that will issue a Certificate. \n Under Select Service Type” Keep Inside VIP at Automatic and Set the Outside VIP to “Advertise On Outside Network”. \n Finally Click “Save and Exit” \n \n At the end, the External Security Service is deployed, and you are taken to all the External Services. \n \n Click the name of the External Service you deployed to expand the details \n \n \n From this screen you are able to access several items, the two I want to point out are the TGW stats and the BIG-IP you deployed by clicking the Management Dashboard URL. \n \n Click under Site the TWG Service you deployed \n \n Here you are able to see fine grained stats under all the tabs. \n \n System Metrics \n Application Metrics \n Site Status \n Nodes \n Interfaces \n Alerts \n Requests \n Top Talkers \n Connections \n TWG \n Flow tables \n DHCP \n Status Objects \n Tools \n \n \n Going back click the hyperlink to the BIG-IP if you wish to look at the configuration. \n F5 Distributed Cloud Service Insertion automatically configured your BIG-IP with the following information: \n • Interfaces • Self IPs • Routes • Management and credentials • VLANs • IPoIP tunnel SI<-> BIG-IP • VIP \n The following two items will need to be configured on your BIG-IP. This configuration \n \n Configure AWAF policies \n SecOps can access familiar BIG-IP UI using management link provided in F5 Cloud Console and set up and configure AWAF ploicies \n Define a Traffic Steering Policy\n \n Network traffic to define traffic steering policy at Network (L3/L4) layer \n Service policy to define traffic steering policy at App(L7) level. \n Below are the traffic steering control methods available:\n \n Network level – Ip address, port, etc \n App level – API, Method, etc \n \n \n \n \n \n At the end of this step, you can see traffic getting diverted to BIG-IP and getting inspected by BIG-IP. \n Summary \n As you can see, F5 Distributed Cloud Security Service Insertion dramatically reduces the operation complexity for deploying external services in public clouds, it greatly enhances the security posture and it vastly improves productivity for all the operations teams such as NetOps, SecOps or DevOps. \n 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