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F5 Networks Configuring BIG-IP AFM: Advanced Firewall Manager v14

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<ul><li>Introducing the BIG-IP System</li><li>Initially Setting Up the BIG-IP System</li><li>Archiving the BIG-IP System Configuration</li><li>Leveraging F5 Support Resources and Tools</li></ul>

Setting up the BIG-IP System

<ul><li>AFM Overview</li><li>AFM Availability</li><li>AFM and the BIG-IP Security Menu</li><li>Explaining F5 Terminology</li><li>Network Firewall</li><li>Contexts</li><li>Modes</li><li>Packet Processing</li><li>Rules and Direction</li><li>Rules Contexts and Processing</li><li>Inline Rule Editor</li><li>Configuring Network Firewall</li><li>Network Firewall Rules and Policies</li><li>Network Firewall Rule Creation</li><li>Identifying Traffic by Region with Geolocation</li><li>Identifying Redundant and Conflicting Rules</li><li>Identifying Stale Rules</li><li>Prebuilding Firewall Rules with Lists and Schedules</li><li>Rule Lists</li><li>Address Lists</li><li>Port Lists</li><li>Schedules</li><li>Network Firewall Policies</li><li>Policy Status and Management</li><li>Other Rule Actions</li><li>Redirecting Traffic with Send to Virtual</li><li>Checking Rule Processing with Packet Tester</li><li>Examining Connections with Flow Inspector</li></ul>

AFM Overview and Network Firewall

<ul><li>Event Logs</li><li>Logging Profiles</li><li>Limiting Log Messages with Log Throttling</li><li>Enabling Logging in Firewall Rules</li><li>BIG-IP Logging Mechanisms</li><li>Log Publisher</li><li>Log Destination</li><li>Filtering Logs with the Custom Search Facility</li><li>Logging Global Rule Events</li><li>Log Configuration Changes</li><li>QKView and Log Files</li><li>SNMP MIB</li><li>SNMP Traps</li></ul>

Logs

<ul><li>Overview</li><li>Feature 1 Dynamic White and Black Lists</li><li>Black List Categories</li><li>Feed Lists</li><li>IP Intelligence Policies</li><li>IP Intelligence Log Profile</li><li>IP Intelligence Reporting</li><li>Troubleshooting IP Intelligence Lists</li><li>Feature 2 IP Intelligence Database</li><li>Licensing</li><li>Installation</li><li>Configuration</li><li>Troubleshooting</li><li>IP Intelligence iRule</li></ul>

IP Intelligence

<ul><li>Denial of Service and DoS Protection Overview</li><li>Device DoS Protection</li><li>Configuring Device DoS Protection</li><li>Variant 1 DoS Vectors</li><li>Variant 2 DoS Vectors</li><li>Automatic Threshold Configuration</li><li>Variant 3 DoS Vectors</li><li>Device DoS Profiles</li><li>DoS Protection Profile</li><li>Dynamic Signatures</li><li>Dynamic Signatures Configuration</li><li>DoS iRules</li></ul>

DoS Protection

<ul><li>AFM Reporting Facilities Overview</li><li>Examining the Status of Particular AFM Features</li><li>Exporting the Data</li><li>Managing the Reporting Settings</li><li>Scheduling Reports</li><li>Examining AFM Status at High Level</li><li>Mini Reporting Windows (Widgets)</li><li>Building Custom Widgets</li><li>Deleting and Restoring Widgets</li><li>Dashboards</li></ul>

Reports

<ul><li>Bypassing DoS Checks with White Lists</li><li>Configuring DoS White Lists</li><li>tmsh options</li><li>Per Profile Whitelist Address List</li></ul>

DoS White Lists

<ul><li>Isolating Bad Clients with Sweep Flood</li><li>Configuring Sweep Flood</li></ul>

DoS Sweep Flood Protection

<ul><li>Overview</li><li>Manual Configuration</li><li>Dynamic Configuration</li><li>IP Intelligence Policy</li><li>tmsh options</li><li>Extending the Shun Feature</li><li>Route this Traffic to Nowhere - Remotely Triggered Black Hole</li><li>Route this Traffic for Further Processing - Scrubber</li></ul>

IP Intelligence Shun

<ul><li>Filtering DNS Traffic with DNS Firewall</li><li>Configuring DNS Firewall</li><li>DNS Query Types</li><li>DNS Opcode Types</li><li>Logging DNS Firewall Events</li><li>Troubleshooting</li></ul>

DNS Firewall

<ul><li>Overview</li><li>DNS DoS</li><li>Configuring DNS DoS</li><li>DoS Protection Profile</li><li>Device DoS and DNS</li></ul>

DNS DoS

<ul><li>Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)</li><li>Transactions and Dialogs</li><li>SIP DoS Configuration</li><li>DoS Protection Profile</li><li>Device DoS and SIP</li></ul>

SIP DoS

<ul><li>Overview</li><li>Port Misuse and Service Policies</li><li>Building a Port Misuse Policy</li><li>Attaching a Service Policy</li><li>Creating a Log Profile</li></ul>

Port Misuse

<ul><li>Overview</li><li>iRule Events</li><li>Configuration</li><li>When to use iRules</li><li>More Information</li></ul>

Network Firewall iRules

The following course-specific knowledge and experience is suggested before attending this course:<br>HTTP and DNS protocols

General network technology knowledge and experience are recommended before attending any F5 Training: OSI model encapsulation, Routing and switching, Ethernet and ARP,  TCP/IP concepts, IP addressing and subnetting, NAT and private IP address

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