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VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must require TPM-based configuration encryption.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An ESXi host's configuration consists of configuration files for each service that runs on the host. The configuration files ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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    Group
  • The ESXi host must implement Secure Boot enforcement.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Secure Boot is part of the UEFI firmware standard. With UEFI Secure Boot enabled, a host refuses to load any UEFI driver or a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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    Group
  • The ESXi Common Information Model (CIM) service must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The CIM system provides an interface that enables hardware-level management from remote applications via a set of standard ap...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000478-VMM-001980

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    Group
  • The ESXi host SSH daemon must be configured to only use FIPS 140-2 validated ciphers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. ESXi must implemen...
    Rule Medium Severity

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