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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000295-AS-000263

    Group
  • The vCenter Lookup 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

    Group
  • The vCenter Lookup service must offload log records onto a different system or media from the system being logged.

    Information system logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Log record content that may be necessary to satisfy the requirement of this control includes, but is not limited to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237

    Group
  • The vCenter Lookup 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

    Group
  • The vCenter Lookup 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

    Group
  • SRG-APP-000251-AS-000165

    Group

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