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VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000163-VMM-000700

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  • The ESXi host must terminate shell services after 10 minutes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When the ESXi Shell or Secure Shell (SSH) services are enabled on a host, they will run indefinitely. To avoid having these s...
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  • SRG-OS-000163-VMM-000700

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  • The ESXi host must log out of the console UI after two minutes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) is enabled and logged in, it should be automatically logged out if left logged ...
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  • SRG-OS-000341-VMM-001220

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  • The ESXi host must enable a persistent log location for all locally stored logs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ESXi can be configured to store log files on an in-memory file system. This occurs when the host's "/scratch" directory is li...
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  • SRG-OS-000355-VMM-001330

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  • The ESXi host must configure NTP time synchronization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure the accuracy of the system clock, it must be synchronized with an authoritative time source within DOD. Many system...
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  • SRG-OS-000366-VMM-001430

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  • The ESXi Image Profile and vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) acceptance levels must be verified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Verify the ESXi Image Profile to only allow signed VIBs. An unsigned VIB represents untested code installed on an ESXi host. ...
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  • SRG-OS-000423-VMM-001700

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  • The ESXi host must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information by isolating vMotion traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;While encrypted vMotion is available, vMotion traffic should still be sequestered from other traffic to further protect it fr...
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  • SRG-OS-000423-VMM-001700

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  • The ESXi host must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information by protecting ESXi management traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The vSphere management network provides access to the vSphere management interface on each component. Services running on the...
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  • SRG-OS-000423-VMM-001700

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  • The ESXi host must protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information by isolating IP-based storage traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Virtual machines (VMs) might share virtual switches and VLANs with the IP-based storage configurations. IP-based storage incl...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) must be configured properly on the ESXi host.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If SNMP is not being used, it must remain disabled. If it is being used, the proper trap destination must be configured. If S...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must enable bidirectional Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) authentication for Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When enabled, vSphere performs bidirectional authentication of both the iSCSI target and host. When not authenticating both t...
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