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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000027-GPOS-00008

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.

    Operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an operating system. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is hel...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must monitor remote access logins.

    Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated monitoring capabilities, increase risk and make remote user access man...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must have the OpenSSL FIPS provider installed to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

    Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote access session. OpenSSH on the Photon operating system when configured...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions.

    Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must protect audit logs from unauthorized access.

    Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit recor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must allow only authorized users to configure the auditd service.

    Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033

    Group
  • SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

    Group

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