F5 APM Module: Centralized IAM and SSO

Author(s)	Satish Yerram
Country	United States
Abstract	F5 Access Policy Manager (APM) brings identity and access management (IAM) and single sign-on (SSO) into the BIG-IP platform, helping organizations simplify secure access without juggling multiple tools or vendors. Acting as a centralized authentication proxy, APM supports modern standards like SAML, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect (OIDC), while also offering flexible customization through its Visual Policy Editor and iRules. Beyond basic federation, it provides zero-trust access enforcement, per-application VPN tunnels, endpoint posture validation, and hybrid integration for both cloud and on-premises environments. The advantage of APM is that it sits inline with application traffic, allowing it to apply policies in real time and inject user attributes directly into requests before they reach the app. In this paper, I will walk through the challenges of not having centralized IAM, explain the benefits of APM, share results from practical testing, and highlight its role in improving both security and user experience [1]–[5].
Field	Engineering
Published In	Volume 15, Issue 3, July-September 2024
Published On	2024-09-06
DOI	https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v15.i3.8745
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g97jsk

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