Welcome

Welcome to the SteelHead Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). This is a guide to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Riverbed SteelHead v8 ALG and NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 30 Nov 2015.

The STIGs are tools to improve the security of Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents.

You can obtain the SteelHead STIG from the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Exchange website at http://public.cyber.mil/stigs. This site contains the latest copies of the STIGs, Security Requirement Guides (SRG), and other related security information.

This guide is written for DoD storage and network administrators who are familiar with administering and managing WANs using common network protocols such as TCP, CIFS, HTTP, FTP, and NFS.

Convention	Meaning
italics	Within text, new terms and emphasized words appear in italic typeface.
boldface	Within text, CLI commands, CLI parameters, and REST API properties appear in bold typeface.
Monospace	Code examples appear in monospace font: amnesiac > enable amnesiac # configure terminal
< >	Values that you specify appear in angle brackets: interface <ip-address>
[ ]	Optional keywords or variables appear in square brackets: ntp peer <ip-address> [version <number>]
{ }	Elements that are part of a required choice appear in braces: {<interface-name> \| ascii <string> \| hex <string>}
\|	The pipe symbol separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements of a choice. The pipe symbol is used in conjunction with braces or brackets; the braces or brackets group the choices and identify them as required or optional: {delete <filename> \| upload <filename>}

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Each software release includes release notes. The release notes list new features, known issues, and fixed problems. To obtain the most current version of the release notes, go to the Software and Documentation section of the Support site at https://support.riverbed.com.

This section describes how to contact departments within Riverbed. For some products, you might need to provide your Support ID. You can find this on the Help page of your product’s Management Console.

• Technical support—Problems installing, using, or replacing Riverbed products? Contact Support or your channel partner who provides support. To contact Riverbed Support, go to https://support.riverbed.com/content/support/contact_support.html for a list of toll free phone numbers in your area.

• Professional services—Need help with planning a migration or implementing a custom design solution? Contact Professional Services. Email proserve@riverbed.com or go to https://www.riverbed.com/services/index.html.