This lab provides a hands-on introduction to API security and visibility using F5 Distributed Cloud Web App and API Protection (XC WAAP). As APIs continue to grow in number and complexity, they have become a primary target for cyberattacks. This lab explores how to discover, document, and secure both known and shadow APIs using the platform's API Discovery, Schema Validation, and Security Dashboards. Participants will learn how to: Send traffic through the F5 HTTPS Load Balancer to trigger API Discovery and the API Crawler Automatically generate and maintain an API inventory, including undocumented shadow APIs Apply OpenAPI Schema Validation to enforce API conformity and detect anomalies Gain deep insights through advanced API Security Dashboards, including threat levels, sensitive data exposure, authentication status, and risk scores Understand the importance of integrating DevSecOps practices by leveraging IaC and GitHub Actions for API protection deployment By the end of this lab, users will gain critical visibility into their API ecosystem, identify vulnerabilities, and take actionable steps to secure both documented and undocumented APIs—helping to bring shadow APIs into the light.

In the current AI market, the demand for scalable and secure deployments is increasing. Public cloud providers (AWS, Google, and Microsoft) are competing to provide GenAI infrastructure, driving the need for multi-cloud and hybrid cloud deployments. However, distributed deployments come with challenges, including: Complexity in managing multi-cloud environments. Lack of unified visibility across clouds. Inconsistent security and policy enforcement. F5 Distributed Cloud provides a solution by offering a seamless, secure, and portable environment for GenAI workloads across clouds. This lab will guide you through setting up and securing GenAI applications with F5 Distributed Cloud on AWS EKS and GCP GKE.

Welcome to WWT's F5 Terraform Automation Lab. The intended goal of this lab is to introduce and enable F5 administrators to utilize Terraform to automate, simplify and streamline the deployment of F5 services.

Welcome to the F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) with Customer Edge Deployment mode This lab, presented by WWT and powered by F5 vesctl command line tool, will guide you through aspects of managing configuration within GCP, Kubernetes using F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) in Customer Edge deployment mode. This hands-on experience guides you through deploying a multi-cloud application across GCP, which is accessible via Private IP through an F5 By harnessing the capabilities of the F5 HTTPS Load Balancer, routing traffic within GCP environments privately.

F5 BIG-IP Next is the next generation of BIG-IP software built to reduce operational complexity, improve performance, strengthen security, and enhance observability, carrying forward the comprehensive suite of advanced BIG-IP TMOS functionality developed over the past 20 years. BIG-IP Next introduces a centralized, API-centric, and automation-friendly framework, making it faster and easier for DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps teams to deploy and manage critical application services. This lab is built with the latest technology in learning platform delivery.

Welcome to the F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) with Customer Edge Deployment mode This lab, presented by WWT and powered by F5 vesctl command line tool, will guide you through aspects of managing configuration within AWS, Kubernetes using F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) in Customer Edge deployment mode. This hands-on experience guides you through deploying a multi-cloud application across AWS, which is accessible via Private IP through an F5 By harnessing the capabilities of the F5 HTTPS Load Balancer, routing traffic within AWS environments privately.

Welcome to the World Wide Technology / F5 Virtual Environment (vLab) setup and hands-on F5 201 Exam Lab exercises. The purpose of this guide is to provide a sampling of hands-on exercises to better understand the subjects outlined in the 201-TMOS Administration Exam. F5 certification exams are designed to required hands-on experience to pass the test and these exercises will help you deal with exam questions requiring you to interpret configuration and other outputs from the BIG-IP.

Welcome to the WWT / F5 Virtual Environment (vLab) setup and hands-on F5 301a Exam Lab exercises. These exercises are designed to reinforce the concepts outlined in the LTM Specialist: Architect, Setup and Deploy 301a certification. F5 certification exams are designed to required hands-on experience to pass the test and these exercises will help you deal with exam questions requiring you to interpret configuration and other outputs from the BIG-IP.

Description F5 BIG-IP Next is the next generation of BIG-IP software built to reduce operational complexity, improve performance, strengthen security, and enhance observability, carrying forward the comprehensive suite of advanced BIG-IP TMOS functionality developed over the past 20 years. BIG-IP Next introduces a centralized, API-centric, and automation-friendly framework, making it faster and easier for DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps teams to deploy and manage critical application services. This lab is built with the latest technology in learning platform delivery.

F5 BIG-IP Next is the next generation of BIG-IP software built to reduce operational complexity, improve performance, strengthen security, and enhance observability, carrying forward the comprehensive suite of advanced BIG-IP TMOS functionality developed over the past 20 years. BIG-IP Next introduces a centralized, API-centric, and automation-friendly framework, making it faster and easier for DevOps, NetOps, and SecOps teams to deploy and manage critical application services. This lab is built with the latest technology in learning platform delivery.

BIG-IP Next Central Manager (CM) represents the next-generation management suite for the new BIG-IP OS across hardware and software instances. It provides simplified lifecycle and configuration management across F5 BIG-IP Next fleets, a concept not covered in this lab. Two primary methods for managing BIG-IP Next instances via Central Manager software are through a web browser-based portal or via API-based templates. This lab will use the UI.

This deployment mode is ideal for protecting backend applications that require direct internet traffic with no intermediary processing, ensuring maximum security and privacy. It's also suitable for local traffic scenarios where all traffic originates and terminates within the same customer site. In this mode, XC WAF is configured on the Customer Edge (CE) devices deployed at the customer's premises. In this case Azure Kubernetes cluster acted as customer's premises. End-users connect directly to the CEs, bypassing the XC Global Network. Meanwhile, the CE sites remain managed through the XC Cloud-based console ensuring centralized control and visibility.