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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000065

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid login attempts by a user.

    By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000068

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000095

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.

    Without establishing what types of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000148

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000080

    Group
  • The vCenter Server must require multifactor authentication.

    Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentica...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000164

    Group

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