VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The vCenter Server must configure the "vpxuser" auto-password to be changed every 30 days.
By default, vCenter will change the "vpxuser" password automatically every 30 days. Ensure this setting meets site policies. If it does not, configure it to meet password aging policies. Note: It ...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter Server must use unique service accounts when applications connect to vCenter.
To not violate nonrepudiation (i.e., deny the authenticity of who is connecting to vCenter), when applications need to connect to vCenter they must use unique service accounts.Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter Server must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information by isolating Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage traffic.
Virtual machines might share virtual switches and virtual local area networks (VLAN) with the IP-based storage configurations. IP-based storage includes vSAN, Internet Small Computer System Interf...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter Server must restrict access to the default roles with cryptographic permissions.
In vSphere, the built-in "Administrator" role contains permission to perform cryptographic operations such as Key Management Server (KMS) functions and encrypting and decrypting virtual machine dis...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter Server must use secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAPS) when adding an LDAP identity source.
LDAP is an industry standard protocol for querying directory services such as Active Directory. This protocol can operate in clear text or over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter Server must limit membership to the "SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators" Single Sign-On (SSO) group.
vCenter SSO integrates with PAM in the underlying Photon operating system so members of the "SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators" SSO group can log on to the operating system without needin...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter server configuration must be backed up on a regular basis.
vCenter server is the control plane for the vSphere infrastructure and all the workloads it hosts. As such, vCenter is usually a highly critical system in its own right. Backups of vCenter can now ...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter server must require authentication for published content libraries.
In the vSphere Client, you can create a local or a subscribed content library. By using content libraries, you can store and manage content in one vCenter Server instance. Alternatively, you can di...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter Server must not override port group settings at the port level on distributed switches.
Port-level configuration overrides are disabled by default. Once enabled, this allows for different security settings to be set from what is established at the Port Group level. If overrides are no...Rule Medium Severity -
The vCenter Server must enable data in transit encryption for vSAN.
Transit encryption must be enabled to prevent unauthorized disclosure information and to protect the confidentiality of organizational information. vSAN data-in-transit encryption has the followin...Rule Medium Severity
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