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VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The ESXi host must verify certificates for SSL syslog endpoints.

    <VulnDiscussion>When sending syslog data to a remote host, ESXi can be configured to use any combination of TCP, UDP and SSL transports. When...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The ESXi host must enable volatile key destruction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By default, pages allocated for virtual machines (VMs), userspace applications, and kernel threads are zeroed out at allocati...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The ESXi host must configure a session timeout for the vSphere API.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The vSphere API (VIM) allows for remote, programmatic administration of the ESXi host. Authenticated API sessions are no diff...
    Rule Medium Severity

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