Setting up F5 Advanced WAF

Course Description

F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall (Advanced WAF) is a new offering including BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) and additional anti-fraud features which can secure the entire Layer 7 threat spectrum, with client-side protection on one end and application-side protection on the opposite end.

Due to the complexity of traditional ASM implementations, F5 devised Advanced WAF as a solution for customers who want quick configuration for advanced protection against common layer 7 application vulnerabilities, layer 7 denial of service attacks, and client-side fraud defense.

Advanced WAF is not a different product from ASM. It is a new licensing model of existing ASM features, additional defense capabilities, paid add-on features, and paid subscription features.

Prerequisites

There are no F5-technology-specific prerequisites for this course.

However, completing the following before attending would be very helpful for students with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience:

 Administering BIG-IP instructor-led course
-or-
F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator

The following free web-based training courses, although optional, will be very helpful for any student with limited BIG-IP administration and configuration experience.
These courses are available at F5 University (https://university.f5.com):

Getting Started with BIG-IP web-based training
Getting Started with BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM)

The following general network technology knowledge and experience are recommended before attending any F5 Global Training Services instructor-led course:

  • OSI model encapsulation
  • Routing and switching
  • Ethernet and ARP
  • TCP/IP concepts
  • IP addressing and subnetting
  • NAT and private IP addressing
  • Default gateway
  • Network firewalls 
  • LAN vs. WAN

Audience Profile

This course is intended for security and network administrators who will be responsible for the deployment of F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall to secure web applications from common vulnerabilities and denial of service.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Differentiating between client-side and application-side web vulnerabilities 
  • Categorizing Attack Techniques
  • Use the Guided Configuration to deploy a Web Application Security Policy
  • Defining the key parts of a Web Application Security Policy
  • Understanding request logging options
  • Identifying HTTP headers and methods
  • Defining attack signatures, attack signature staging, and violations
  • Overview of the OWASP Top Ten
  • Review learning suggestions and basic policy tuning
  • Deploy Threat Campaign
  • Mitigate Credentials Stuffing
  • Secure a URL from client-side fraud using DataSafe encryption and obfuscation
  • Use the automated L7 Behavioral Denial of Service feature to detect and mitigate DoS attacks

Content Outline

  • Introducing the BIG-IP System
  • Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System
  • Archiving the BIG-IP System Configuration
  • Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools
  • Classifying Attack Types
  • Differentiating Benign and Malicious Clients
  • Categorizing Attack Techniques
  • Defining the Layer 7 Web Application Firewall
  • Defining Traffic Processing Objects
  • Introducing F5 Advanced WAF
  • Using Guided Configuration for Web Application Security
  • Exploring Web Application HTTP Request Processing
  • Overview of Application-Side Vulnerabilities
  • Defining Attack Signatures
  • Defining Violations
  • Defining Learning
  • Defining Attack Signature Staging
  • Defining Attack Signature Enforcement
  • Defining Credential Stuffing Attacks
  • The Credential Stuffing Mitigation Workflow
  • What Elements of Application Delivery are Targeted?
  • Exploiting the Document Object Model
  • Protecting Applications Using DataSafe
  • Configuring a DataSafe Profile
  • Defining Threat Campaigns
  • Differentiate from Attack Signatures
  • Staging and Threat Campaigns
  • Live Update for Threat Campaigns
  • Defining Behavioral Analysis
  • Defining the DoS

FAQs

A: To attend the training session you should have an operational Desktops or Laptops with required specification along with good internet connection to access the labs. 

 

A: We would always recommend you to attend the live session to practice & clarify the doubts instantly and get more value from your investment. However, if due to some contingency if you have to skip the class Radiant Techlearning would help you with the recorded session of that particular day.  However, those recorded sessions are not meant only for personal consumption and NOT for distribution or any commercial use.

 

A: Radiant Techlearning has a data center containing the Virtual Training environment for the purpose of participant’s hand-on-practice.  Participants can easily access these labs over Cloud with the help of remote desktop connection.  Radiant virtual labs provides you the flexibility to learn from anywhere in the world and in any time zone. 

 

A: The learners will be enthralled as we engage them the real world and industry Oriented projects during the training program. These projects will improve your skills and knowledge and you will gain better experience. These real time projects, they will help you a lot in your future tasks and assignments.

 

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