Class 7: Introduction to Universal Access

Welcome to the F5 Identity and Access Management Solutions lab at F5 Agility 2025

The content contained here leverages a full DevOps CI/CD pipeline and is sourced from the GitHub repository at https://github.com/f5devcentral/f5-agility-labs-iam. Bugs and Requests for enhancements can be made by opening an Issue within the repository.

This class will cover APM concepts and will guide students through configuration steps for the following common use cases:

• Remote access VPN services
• Web portals (Webtops) for publishing internal applications
• Using different authentication protocols
• Single-Sign-On (SSO) functionality

Contents:

• Lab Information
  • Login instructions
  • Lab Topology
  • Lab Components
  • Labs Timing/Duration
• Lab 1 – Deploy a simple reverse proxy service
  • Task – Create a pool
  • Task - Create HTTP Virtual Server to redirect to HTTPS
  • Task - Create HTTPS Virtual Server
  • Task - Testing
• Lab 2 – Create My First Policy
  • Task – Define an Authentication Server
  • Task – Create a Simple Access Profile
  • Task – Associate Access Policy to Virtual Servers
  • Task – Testing
• Lab 3 – Configuring a VPN Policy
  • Task – Use the Wizard to create a new Remote Access service
  • Task – Testing
• Lab 4 – Configuring an APM Webtop
  • Task – Create a Webtop resource
  • Task – Enable “Content Rewrite” on the Virtual Server
  • Task – Add Webtop resource to existing Access Policy
  • Task – Testing
• Lab 5 – FORMS Based Authentication
  • Task – Create a Pool
  • Task – Create a Virtual Server
  • Task – Testing without APM
  • Task – Create Access Policy to use with Forms Based Authentication
  • Task – Applying Access Policy Changes
  • Task – Testing with APM Authentication
  • Task – Testing Logout
• Lab 6 – BASIC Authentication
  • Task – Create a Pool
  • Task 2: Create a Virtual Server
  • Task 3: Testing without APM
  • Task 4: Create Access Policy to use with Basic Authentication
  • Task 5: Applying Access Policy
  • Task 6: Testing with APM Authentication
  • Task 7: Testing Logout
• Lab 7 – Single-Sign-On Across Authentication Domains
  • Task – Verify Authentication Required for different applications
  • Task - Specify Domain Cookie
  • Task - Testing Authentication across domains
  • Task 4 (Bonus) - Authentication across domains & virtual servers