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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000172

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must enable FIPS-validated cryptography.

    FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules use authentication that meets DOD requirements. In vSphere 6.7 and later, ESXi and vCenter Se...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000174

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords must be changed at specific intervals. One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and peri...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000175

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000190

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must terminate vSphere Client sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.

    Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000211

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000247

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000291

    Group

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