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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000516-WSR-000174

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  • The vCenter VAMI service must enable Content Security Policy.

    A Content Security Policy (CSP) requires careful tuning and precise definition of the policy. If enabled, CSP has significant impact on the way browsers render pages (e.g., inline JavaScript is dis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter VAMI service must use cryptography to protect the integrity of remote sessions.

    Data exchanged between the user and the web server can range from static display data to credentials used to log in the hosted application. Even when data appears to be static, the nondisplayed log...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter VAMI service must produce log records containing sufficient information to establish what type of events occurred.

    Web server logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Without sufficient and accurate information, a correct replay of the events cannot be determined. Ascertaining the correct...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter VAMI service must explicitly disable Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) mime mappings based on "Content-Type".

    Controlling what a user of a hosted application can access is part of the security posture of the web server. Any time a user can access more functionality than is needed for the operation of the h...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter VAMI service must enable FIPS mode.

    Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules used. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified and cannot be relied on to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DOD dat...
    Rule High Severity
  • The vCenter VAMI service must have debug logging disabled.

    Information needed by an attacker to begin looking for possible vulnerabilities in a web server includes any information about the web server and plug-ins or modules being used. When debugging or t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter VAMI service must implement prevent rendering inside a frame or iframe on another site.

    Clickjacking, also known as a “UI redress attack”, is when an attacker uses multiple transparent or opaque layers to trick a user into clicking on a button or link on another page when they were in...
    Rule Medium Severity

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