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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Photon operating system must not perform multicast packet forwarding.

    <VulnDiscussion>Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange network topology information with other routers. If this s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must not perform IPv4 packet forwarding.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange network topology information with other routers. If this s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must send Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) timestamps.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;TCP timestamps are used to provide protection against wrapped sequence numbers. It is possible to calculate system uptime (an...
    Rule Medium Severity

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