VMware NSX-T Manager NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The NSX-T Manager must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by the application include date and time. Tim...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000400-NDM-000313
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SRG-APP-000435-NDM-000315
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The NSX-T Manager must be configured to protect against known types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.
DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. This require...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000499-NDM-000319
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The NSX-T Manager must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to delete administrator privileges occur.
Without generating audit records specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000515-NDM-000325
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SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000336
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The NSX-T Manager must integrate with either VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) or VMware Workspace ONE Access.
Centralized management of authentication settings increases the security of remote and nonlocal access methods. This control is particularly important protection against the insider threat. With ro...Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000340
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SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000341
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The NSX-T Manager must support organizational requirements to conduct backups of information system documentation, including security-related documentation, when changes occur or weekly, whichever is sooner.
Information system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. Information system and security-related documentation contains information pertaining to system configur...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000344
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The NSX-T Manager must obtain its public key certificates from an approved DoD certificate authority.
For user certificates, each organization obtains certificates from an approved, shared service provider, as required by OMB policy. For Federal agencies operating a legacy public key infrastructure...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000350
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SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000351
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The NSX-T Manager must be running a release that is currently supported by the vendor.
Network devices running an unsupported operating system lack current security fixes required to mitigate the risks associated with recent vulnerabilities.Rule High Severity -
SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245
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SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245
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The NSX-T Manager must disable SSH.
The NSX-T shell provides temporary access to commands essential for server maintenance. Intended primarily for use in break-fix scenarios, the NSX-T shell is well suited for checking and modifying ...Rule Low Severity
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