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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 enable audit logging.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ESXi offers both local and remote audit recordkeeping to meet the requirements of the NIAP Virtualization Protection Profile ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must enable strict x509 verification for SSL syslog endpoints.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When sending syslog data to a remote host via SSL, the ESXi host is presented with the endpoint's SSL server certificate. In ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When sending syslog data to a remote host, ESXi can be configured to use any combination of TCP, UDP and SSL transports. When...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • 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...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • 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...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi Host Client must be configured with a session timeout.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ESXi Host Client is the UI served up by the host itself, outside of vCenter. It is accessed by browsing to "https://&lt;E...
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  • SRG-OS-000033-VMM-000140

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  • The ESXi host rhttpproxy daemon must use FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ESXi runs a reverse proxy service called rhttpproxy that front ends internal services and application programming interfaces ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must be configured with an appropriate maximum password age.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The older an ESXi local account password is, the larger the opportunity window is for attackers to guess, crack or reuse a pr...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must not be configured to override virtual machine (VM) configurations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Each VM on an ESXi host runs in its own "vmx" process. Upon creation, a vmx process will look in two locations for configurat...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must not be configured to override virtual machine (VM) logger settings.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Each VM on an ESXi host runs in its own "vmx" process. Upon creation, a vmx process will look in two locations for configurat...
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