Manual Chapter : Tracking a user's web activity

Applies To:

  • BIG-IP FPS

    21.0.0, 17.5.1, 17.5.0, 17.1.3, 17.1.2, 17.1.1, 17.1.0, 17.0.0, 16.1.6, 16.1.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.3, 16.1.2, 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.9, 15.1.8, 15.1.7, 15.1.6, 15.1.5, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.0

Tracking a user's web activity

Track a user’s web activity if you detect suspicious web activity from the client’s browser and want to gather more information about the user’s web activity to determine if further intervention is necessary. Part of the tracking process includes sending a log of the user’s web activity to the FPS Dashboard.

  1. On the Main tab, click Security > Fraud Protection Service > Anti-Fraud Profiles.

    The Anti-Fraud Profiles screen opens.

  2. From the list of profiles, select the relevant profile.

    The Anti-Fraud Profile Properties screen opens.

  3. In the Anti-Fraud Configuration area, click User Enforcement.

    The User Enforcement screen opens.

  4. Click the Add button.

    The Add Username with Single Mode pop-up screen opens.

  5. In the Add Username with Single Mode pop-up screen, assign a user name.

  6. Select the Turn on Verbose Activity Logging check box.

  7. Select the Unlimited Time check box to track the user’s web activity indefinitely, or select the minutes check box and type a number of minutes to limit the time that the user’s web activity is tracked.

    If you choose a time limit, the tracking period starts from the time of the first login.

  8. Click Add.

    The system adds the user name to the User Enforcement table.

  9. Optional: At Auto Refresh, choose a time interval for how often the information in the User Enforcement table is refreshed. The default value is Disabled.

  10. Optional: You can also block this user from logging in to a website by clicking Configure in the Block User column in the User Enforcement table.

    If you do this, the Add Mode pop-up screen opens. In the Add Mode pop-up screen, do the following:

    1. Select the Unlimited Time check box to to block the user from this site indefinitely, or select the minutes check box and type a number of minutes if you want to limit the time that the user will be blocked from the web site.

    2. Click Add.

  11. Click Save.

    The anti-fraud profile is updated with the changes you made.