Access Manager - F5 APM

Course Objectives

1. Understand the APM + LTM use cases as well as Configure APM and LTM to work together for advanced application delivery

2. Configure remote access methods BIG IP Edge Client, Portal Access and Application protection with credentials

3. Configure advanced policies using the Visual Policy Editor with all of its features such as macros and branches

4. Understand the role of Federated Single Sign-On using SAML and deploy SAML for authentication

5. Configure multiple authentication methods: Active Directory, LDAPs, RADIUS, SAML and understand how they can be used access policy

In this F5 APM  course, we will cover the following topics:

I. LTM Overview

1. Web Application Load Balancing Deployment: 

• Create nodes and pool monitors,

• Nodes, pool, pool members,

• Import certificates, SSL/TLS profile, setup VIP server and apply these profiles to the VIP

II. How Is LTM + APM Technology Used?

Understand and configure these use cases:

1. Protect Web Application Access With Credentials

2. Remote Access Solution - Full VPN Access

3. Web Portal Access – Clientless VPN

III. Protect Web Application With Credentials

1. Understand APM Traffic Processing: traffic going through LTM and APM

2. VPN Access Authentication and Authorization and configuration requirements Using

• Active Directory

• LDAP and LDAPS

• RADIUS

• SAML

IV. Remote Access Solution - Full VPN Access

1. APM Access Profile, Session Policy

2. Visual Policy Editor and Macros

3. Authentication and Authorization Using

   1. Active Directory (AD),

   2. LDAP/S,

   3. RADIUS and

   4. SAML

4. Apply APM profiles to VIP server

5. Network Access via Web Browser and BIG-IP Edge Client

6. Check and Control Connection Using Endpoint Posture Assessment

V. Web Portal Access – Clientless VPN

Remote VPN Access users using web browser and native Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to access internal resources:

1. Web application

2. Remote Desktop

   
   

VI. APM Licensing

1. Access license

2. User Connectivity License (CCU).