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VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host Secure Shell (SSH) daemon must not allow host-based authentication.

    SSH trust relationships mean a compromise on one host can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts. SSH's cryptographic host-based authentication is more secure than ".rhosts" authenticat...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

    Group
  • The ESXi host Secure Shell (SSH) daemon must not allow authentication using an empty password.

    Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

    Group

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