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VMware vSphere 7.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Log size must be configured properly on the virtual machine (VM).

    The ESXi hypervisor maintains logs for each individual VM by default. These logs contain information including but not limited to power events, system failure information, tools status and activity...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Log retention must be configured properly on the virtual machine (VM).

    The ESXi hypervisor maintains logs for each individual VM by default. These logs contain information including but not limited to power events, system failure information, tools status and activity...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • DirectPath I/O must be disabled on the virtual machine (VM) when not required.

    VMDirectPath I/O (PCI passthrough) enables direct assignment of hardware PCI functions to VMs. This gives the VM access to the PCI functions with minimal intervention from the ESXi host. This is a ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Virtual disk shrinking must be disabled on the virtual machine (VM).

    Shrinking a virtual disk reclaims unused space in it. If there is empty space in the disk, this process reduces the amount of space the virtual disk occupies on the host drive. Normal users and pro...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Host Guest File System (HGFS) file transfers must be disabled on the virtual machine (VM).

    Setting "isolation.tools.hgfsServerSet.disable" to "true" disables registration of the guest's HGFS server with the host. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that use HGFS to transfer files t...
    Rule Medium Severity

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