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(SOL4139) TopicYou can configure the BIG-IP system to use strict password checking for user accounts. Strict password checking tests the password in several different ways. The BIG-IP system will perform the following key tests:Try to match patterns in the user name to information in the user's gecos fieldCheck for any simple patternsAttempt to match the password against dictionary wordsThe BIG-IP system normally performs these checks when a new password is entered, but in its default configuration, the s

(SOL14461) TopicYou should consider using this procedure under the following condition:You want to find the kernel version for a specific version of BIG-IP software.Important: F5 has modified its base host operating system, and responds to all reported vulnerabilities for that base operating system. You must install only the patches that F5 supplies.Important: The Linux base host operating system is not involved in processing load-balanced BIG-IP traffic. All BIG-IP TMOS traffic is processed by the TMM dae

(SOL15915) TopicYou should consider using this procedure under the following condition:You want to reallocate disk resources when upgrading a BIG-IP Virtual Clustered Multiprocessing (vCMP) host.PrerequisitesYou must meet the following prerequisite to use this procedure:You have access to the Traffic Management Shell (tmsh), or the advanced shell (bash) command line.DescriptionAfter you perform an upgrade on a BIG-IP vCMP host, the system may report a disk space allocation error message in the /var/log/ltm

How-To: Configuring the BIG-IP system to enforce the use of strict passwords

How-To: Manually determining the BIG-IP host kernel version

How-To: Reallocating disk resources when upgrading a vCMP system

Manual: BIG-IP Systems Network Firewall Guide for ICSA Certification

Manual: BIG-IP System: External Cryptographic Server Offload Implementation

Security Advisory: MySQL vulnerability CVE-2016-5624

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