VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) must be configured properly on the ESXi host.
If SNMP is not being used, it must remain disabled. If it is being used, the proper trap destination must be configured. If SNMP is not properly configured, monitoring information can be sent to a ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000
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The ESXi host must enable bidirectional Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) authentication for Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) traffic.
When enabled, vSphere performs bidirectional authentication of both the iSCSI target and host. When not authenticating both the iSCSI target and host, there is potential for a man-in-the-middle att...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000
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The ESXi host must disable Inter-Virtual Machine (VM) Transparent Page Sharing.
Published academic papers have demonstrated that by forcing a flush and reload of cache memory, it is possible to measure memory timings to try to determine an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) en...Rule Low Severity
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