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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000065

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid login attempts by a user.

    By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000068

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000095

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.

    Without establishing what types of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

    Group
  • vCenter Server plugins must be verified.

    The vCenter Server includes a vSphere Client extensibility framework, which provides the ability to extend the vSphere Client with menu selections or toolbar icons that provide access to vCenter Se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000148

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must uniquely identify and authenticate users or processes acting on behalf of users.

    To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Organizational user...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000080

    Group

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