popacorn.pages.dev

Big-ip next


K000152956: BIG-IP strategic update: Modernizing BIG-IP TMOS and discontinuing BIG-IP Next

F5 launched the BIG-IP Next program to modernize F5’s BIG-IP software and empower customers to adapt to the demands of the evolving application landscape. The program focused on delivering enhanced scalability, simplified operations, and advanced automation capabilities to BIG-IP. Initially, many of the enhancements envisioned for BIG-IP Next were considered unattainable within the monolithic architecture of BIG-IP TMOS. However, recent technological advances—including cutting-edge development tools and innovative third-party software components—have demonstrated that these improvements can now be realized within the existing BIG-IP TMOS codebase.

Extensive customer feedback in recent years also highlighted various challenges associated with the adoption of BIG-IP Next, such as the need for significant solution reintegration and recertification efforts. In response, to minimize disruption for BIG-IP customers and to accelerate delivery of a solution built for the next application era, F5 has made the strategic decision to discontinue development of BIG-IP Next. F5 will instead extend an

Our ongoing research has identified remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in F5’s Next Central Manager that can donate attackers full administrative control of the device, and subsequently enable attackers to create accounts on any F5 assets managed by the Next Central Manager. These attacker-controlled accounts would not be visible from the Next Core Manager itself, enabling ongoing malicious persistence within the environment. At the time of writing, we have not seen any indication that these vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild.

F5 has issued the following CVEs:

F5 has published fixes for the vulnerabilities in software version 20.2.0 on hand to F5 customers, here, and organizations using the Next Primary Manager are advised to upgrade to the latest version as soon as possible. It is vital to note that we reported 5 vulnerabilities, but only 2 CVEs were assigned, details shadow below.

Background on F5 BIG-IP and Next Central Manager

Networking and application infrastructure have become a key target of attackers in recent years, including a wide range of vendors such as Cisco, Citrix, Fortinet, Ivanti, and Zyxel. Exploiting these highly privileged systems

Explore BIG-IP Next

This video was created and contributed by our partner, F5.

Explore BIG-IP Next

F5 and WWT are partners in testing this next evolution of BIG-IP and providing valuable feedback that F5 is implementing to best serve our customers and make the update to BIG-IP Next seamless. 

Once fully developed, BIG-IP Next will offer the same core suite of application services that existing BIG-IP users know and trust. With versatile deployment options—ranging from hardware and software to container-native environments—BIG-IP Next aligns with your application strategy and provides powerful application services wherever you need them. 

BIG-IP Next Local Traffic Manager 

The core of F5's next-gen application delivery software, BIG-IP Next Local Traffic Manager (LTM) optimizes and streamlines the management of network traffic, so applications are always available, secure, and reliable. 

Optimize traffic management and gain app intelligence 

Experience the next generation of application delivery performance with BIG-IP Next LTM. Built on the foundations that made BIG-IP LTM a market-leading app delivery solution, BIG-IP Next LTM delivers an

The Easy Path to Understanding and Supporting Your Customers to Implement BIG-IP Next from F5

In the ever-evolving landscape of application delivery and security, F5’s BIG-IP Next stands out as a beacon of simplicity and efficiency. Designed to modernise and optimise operations, BIG-IP Next makes it incredibly easy for organisations to manage their application delivery and security needs.

Let’s dive into why BIG-IP Next is not just easy to understand but also a breeze to implement.

 

Streamlined Operations and Automation

One of the standout features of BIG-IP Next is its ability to streamline day-to-day operations. With automation at its core, BIG-IP Next reduces the time spent on menial tasks, allowing IT teams to focus on what truly matters: keeping applications online and secure. The intuitive configuration templates (FAST) and declarative APIs (AS3) offer comprehensive control and complete automatability. This means your customers can deploy applications faster and with fewer errors, making the entire process feel almost effortless.

Rapid and Effortless Software Upgrades

Gone are the days of lengthy and disruptive software upgrades. With BIG-IP Next, major

BIG-IP Next Introduction

The F5 BIG-IP Next Introduction digital badge program by F5 Academy encompasses an introductory-level understanding of how BIG-IP Next exceeds distributed application portfolio needs, provides faster time-to-value with elevated automatability, reduces operational complexity, accelerates feature delivery, eases the migration journey, and more.

  • Type Experience
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Free
Additional Details

  • An Introduction to F5 BIG-IP Next (Part 1 and 2)

  • Best Practices for Automation and Orchestration

  • Discover the Next-Generation of Application Access Security with F5 BIG-IP Next Access

  • Diving into SSL Orchestrator for BIG-IP Next

  • F5 BIG-IP Systems Migration: iSeries to rSeries and Viprion to VELOS

  • Migrate F5 BIG-IP Applications to F5 Distributed Cloud Services

  • Migration to F5 BIG-IP Next from Classic TMOS

  • Protecting Your Most Critical Web Applications with BIG-IP Next WAF

  • Securing Your APIs: A Journey to Full Discovery and Protection



big-ip next