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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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