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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Security Token Service must have Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) that invoke operating system shell programs disabled.

    MIME mappings tell the Security Token Service what type of program various file types and extensions are and what external utilities or programs are needed to execute the file type. By ensuring ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000083

    Group
  • The Security Token Service must have mappings set for Java servlet pages.

    Resource mapping is the process of tying a particular file type to a process in the web server that can serve that type of file to a requesting client and identify which file types are not to be de...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000085

    Group
  • The Security Token Service must not have the Web Distributed Authoring (WebDAV) servlet installed.

    WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol that, when developed, was meant to allow users to create, change, and move documents on a server, typically a web server or web share. WebDAV is not wide...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000086

    Group
  • The Security Token Service must be configured with memory leak protection.

    The Java Runtime environment can cause a memory leak or lock files under certain conditions. Without memory leak protection, the Security Token Service can continue to consume system resources whic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000087

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030

    Group
  • The Security Token Service directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.

    As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The...
    Rule Medium Severity

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