VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000266-AS-000169
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The vCenter UI service "ErrorReportValve showServerInfo" must be set to "false".
The Error Report Valve is a simple error handler for HTTP status codes that will generate and return HTML error pages. It can also be configured to return predefined static HTML pages for specific ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000295-AS-000263
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The vCenter UI service must set an inactive timeout for sessions.
Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to access the hosted application as the previously authenticated user. By cl...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000358-AS-000064
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SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
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The vCenter UI service must enable "STRICT_SERVLET_COMPLIANCE".
Strict Servlet Compliance forces Tomcat to adhere to standards specifications including but not limited to RFC2109. RFC2109 sets the standard for HTTP session management. This setting affects sever...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000001-AS-000001
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The vCenter UI service must limit the amount of time that each Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection is kept alive.
Denial of service (DoS) is one threat against web servers. Many DoS attacks attempt to consume web server resources in such a way that no more resources are available to satisfy legitimate requests...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000001-AS-000001
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Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.