Class 7: BIG-IQ Application Firewall Manager

Overview

In this class, we will review the managing F5 Advanced Firewall Manager deployments in BIG-IQ.

We will be exploring using BIG-IQ to create, deploy, manage, and monitor Advanced Firewall Manager deployments. The lab will create new firewall objects, deploy these objects to new application templates, and then use tools on the BIG-IQ to monitor and manage firewall policies.

Modules/Labs

• Module 1: Network Security Firewall Objects
  • Lab 1.1: Creating and Managing Network Firewall Objects
  • Lab 1.2: Renaming Firewall Objects
  • Lab 1.3: Report on orphaned, unused, network security (new 8.0)
• Module 2: Network Tools and Logs
  • Lab 2.1: Using BIG-IQ AFM Logging to View Centralized Firewall logs
  • Lab 2.2: Using BIG-IQ Multi-Device Packet and Flow Tracers to test AFM policy
  • Lab 2.3: Using BIG-IQ to Make Wide-Scale Changes to AFM Device DOS Profiles