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F5 Distributed Cloud App Infrastructure Protection (AIP) provides continuous security monitoring for public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures protecting servers, and the data they access, from intrusion and data loss.

F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is an advanced application delivery controller designed to optimize the performance, security, and availability of applications across diverse network environments. By intelligently managing network traffic, LTM ensures that applications remain reliable and responsive, even under varying load conditions. Its comprehensive suite of features addresses the complexities of modern application delivery, providing organizations with the tools needed to maintain seamless user experiences. Key Features and Functionality: - Intelligent Traffic Management: LTM employs sophisticated load balancing algorithms, such as Round Robin and Least Connections, to distribute incoming traffic efficiently across multiple servers, preventing any single server from becoming a bottleneck. - SSL/TLS Offloading: By handling SSL/TLS encryption and decryption processes, LTM offloads these resource-intensive tasks from backend servers, enhancing overall system performance and simplifying certificate management. - Application Health Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of server health allows LTM to detect and respond to server failures promptly, ensuring uninterrupted application availability. - iRules for Customization: LTM's scripting language, iRules, enables administrators to create custom traffic management policies, offering granular control over data flows and security measures. - Protocol Optimization: With support for protocols like HTTP/2 and advanced TCP optimizations, LTM enhances data transmission efficiency, leading to faster application response times. - High Availability and Scalability: LTM supports device failover and clustering, ensuring applications remain available during hardware failures and can scale to meet increasing traffic demands. Primary Value and Problem Solving: F5 BIG-IP LTM addresses critical challenges in application delivery by ensuring high availability, robust security, and optimal performance. It mitigates the risk of server overload through intelligent load balancing, enhances security by managing SSL/TLS encryption, and improves user experiences with protocol optimizations. By providing real-time analytics and customizable traffic management, LTM empowers organizations to maintain control over their applications, adapt to evolving demands, and deliver consistent, high-quality services to their users.

F5 NGINX Plus is a software load balancer, web server, and content cache built on top of open source NGINX. NGINX Plus has exclusive enterprise‑grade features beyond what's available in the open source offering, including session persistence, configuration via API, and active health checks. Use NGINX Plus instead of your hardware load balancer and get the freedom to innovate without being constrained by infrastructure.

A comprehensive web application firewall (WAF) that protects apps and data from known and unknown threats, defends against bots that bypass standard protections, and virtually patches app vulnerabilities.

Shape protects the Global 2000 from automated attacks on web and mobile apps.

From NetOps to DevOps, modern app teams need a self‑service, API‑driven platform that integrates easily into CI/CD workflows to accelerate app deployment – whether your app has a hybrid or microservices architecture – and makes app lifecycle management easier.

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM is a comprehensive access management solution that secures, simplifies, and centralizes user access to applications, APIs, and data. It enables organizations to implement a zero-trust security model by providing identity- and context-based access controls, ensuring that users can securely connect to both legacy and modern applications, regardless of their location or the hosting environment. APM offers a scalable and flexible platform that integrates seamlessly with existing identity providers and supports various authentication methods to enhance security and user experience. Key Features and Functionality: - Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP: Implements zero-trust validation by assessing granular context for each application access request, ensuring secure and appropriate access. - Identity Federation, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA, and Single Sign-On (SSO: Facilitates identity federation, supports adaptive MFA (including FIDO U2F and RADIUS protocols, and enables SSO across all applications, streamlining user authentication processes. - Per-App VPN: Provides secure, adaptive per-application VPN access via SSL, unifying identity for remote access without user intervention. - Web Application Proxy: Centralizes authentication, authorization, and endpoint inspection for web applications, enhancing security and simplifying access management. - Secure API Authentication: Protects REST APIs by integrating with OpenAPI (Swagger files, ensuring secure API interactions. - Modern Authentication Protocols: Supports SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect (OIDC to deliver a seamless and secure user experience across all applications. - Dynamic Split Tunneling: Optimizes bandwidth usage by dynamically excluding internet traffic from the VPN tunnel. - Centralized Management and Deployment: Integrates with F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management, simplifying deployment and enhancing cost-efficiency at scale. - High Performance and Scalability: Supports up to 1 million access sessions on a single BIG-IP device and up to 2 million on a VIPRION chassis, ensuring reliable performance under heavy demand. - Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE Support: Adds an extra layer of security for public and mobile applications by implementing a more secure authorization flow based on OAuth 2.0. Primary Value and User Solutions: F5 BIG-IP APM addresses the critical need for secure, efficient, and scalable access management in today's complex IT environments. By consolidating access controls into a single platform, it reduces infrastructure complexity and operational costs. APM's robust security features, including zero-trust validation, adaptive authentication, and endpoint security checks, protect organizations from unauthorized access and potential breaches. Its flexibility in deployment—available as hardware, software, or in the cloud—ensures seamless integration with existing systems and supports hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Ultimately, APM enhances user productivity by providing a consistent and secure access experience to all applications, regardless of location or device.

NGINX Ingress Controller is a best-in-class traffic management solution for cloud‑native apps in Kubernetes and containerized environments.
F5 is a multi-cloud application services and security company committed to bringing a better digital world to life. F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to optimize and secure every app and API anywhere, including on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables organizations to provide exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers and continuously stay ahead of threats. For more information, go to f5.com.