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303 Exam Topics and Domains
303 is organized into 4 weighted domains. Expect to work with BIG-IP ASM.
Assess security needs and choose an appropriate ASM policy
Explain the potential effects of common attacks on web applications
Explain the potential effects of common attacks on web applications
Explain how specific security policies mitigate various web application attacks
Explain how specific security policies mitigate various web application attacks
Determine which ASM mitigation is appropriate for a particular vulnerability
Determine which ASM mitigation is appropriate for a particular vulnerability
Choose the appropriate policy features and granularity
Choose the appropriate policy features and granularity
Determine the most appropriate deployment method for a given set of requirements
Determine the most appropriate deployment method for a given set of requirements
Evaluate the implications of changes in the policy to the security and vulnerabilities of the application
Evaluate the implications of changes in the policy to the security and vulnerabilities of the application
Create and customize policies
Determine the appropriate criteria for initial policy definition based on application requirements (e.g., wildcards, violations, entities, signatures, user-defined signatures)
Determine the appropriate criteria for initial policy definition based on application requirements
Explain the policy builder lifecycle
Explain the policy builder lifecycle
Review and evaluate rules based on information gathered from ASM (e.g., attack signatures, DataGuard, parameters, entities)
Review and evaluate rules based on information gathered from ASM
Refine policy structure for policy elements (e.g., URLs, parameters, file types, headers, sessions and logins, content profiles, CSRF protection, anomaly protection)
Refine policy structure for policy elements
Explain the process to integrate and configure natively supported third-party vendors and generic formats with ASM (e.g., difference between scanning modes, iCAP)
Explain the process to integrate and configure natively supported third-party vendors and generic formats with ASM
Determine whether the rules are being implemented effectively and appropriately to mitigate the violations
Determine whether the rules are being implemented effectively and appropriately to mitigate the violations
Explain reporting and remote logging capabilities
Explain reporting and remote logging capabilities
Maintain policy
Interpret log entries to identify opportunities to refine the policy
Interpret log entries to identify opportunities to refine the policy
Determine how a policy should be adjusted based upon available data (e.g., learning suggestions, log data, application changes, traffic type, user requirements)
Determine how a policy should be adjusted based upon available data
Administer and evaluate ASM implementation
Describe the lifecycle of attack signatures
Describe the lifecycle of attack signatures
Evaluate the impact of new or updated attack signatures on existing security policies
Evaluate the impact of new or updated attack signatures on existing security policies
Identify key ASM performance metrics (e.g., CPU report, memory report, process requests, logging)
Identify key ASM performance metrics
Interpret ASM performance metrics and draw conclusions
Interpret ASM performance metrics and draw conclusions
Identify and gather information relevant to evaluating the activity of an ASM implementation
Identify and gather information relevant to evaluating the activity of an ASM implementation
Interpret the activity of an ASM implementation to determine its effectiveness
Interpret the activity of an ASM implementation to determine its effectiveness
Differentiate between blocking and transparent features
Differentiate between blocking and transparent features
Evaluate whether a security policy is performing per the requirements (i.e., blocking, transparent, or other relevant security features)
Evaluate whether a security policy is performing per the requirements
Define the ASM policy management functions (e.g., auditing merging, reverting, import, export)
Define the ASM policy management functions
Explain the circumstances under which it is appropriate to use ASM bypass
Explain the circumstances under which it is appropriate to use ASM bypass
How do I earn this certification?
Passing 303 earns the F5 Certified Technology Specialist, BIG-IP ASM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP ASM) certification. It sits in the Security track.
- 304 - BIG-IP APM Specialist
- 302 - BIG-IP DNS Specialist
- 301a - BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Architect, Set-Up, and Deploy
- 301b - BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Maintain and Troubleshoot
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Who should take this exam?
- At least one year of experience with BIG-IP ASM as a senior network/system/application security engineer