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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000065

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  • The vCenter Server must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid login attempts by a user.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
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  • SRG-APP-000068

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  • The vCenter Server must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before login.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of the DOD-approved use notification before granting access to the application ensures privacy and security notificat...
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  • SRG-APP-000095

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  • The vCenter Server must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing what types of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events...
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  • SRG-APP-000141

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  • vCenter Server plugins must be verified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The vCenter Server includes a vSphere Client extensibility framework, which provides the ability to extend the vSphere Client...
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  • SRG-APP-000148

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  • The vCenter Server must uniquely identify and authenticate users or processes acting on behalf of users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to pre...
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  • SRG-APP-000149

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  • The vCenter Server must require multifactor authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor...
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  • SRG-APP-000164

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  • The vCenter Server passwords must be at least 15 characters in length.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is comprom...
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  • SRG-APP-000165

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  • The vCenter Server must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
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  • SRG-APP-000166

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  • The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one uppercase character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000167

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  • The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one lowercase character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000168

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  • The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one numeric character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000169

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  • The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one special character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000172

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  • The vCenter Server must enable FIPS-validated cryptography.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules use authentication tha...
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  • SRG-APP-000174

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  • The vCenter Server must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords must be changed at specific intervals. ...
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  • SRG-APP-000175

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  • The vCenter Server must enable revocation checking for certificate-based authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The system must establish the validity of the user-supplied identity certificate using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OC...
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  • SRG-APP-000190

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  • The vCenter Server must terminate vSphere Client sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
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  • SRG-APP-000211

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  • The vCenter Server users must have the correct roles assigned.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Users and service accounts must only be assigned privileges they require. Least privilege requires that these privileges must...
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  • SRG-APP-000247

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  • The vCenter Server must manage excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by enabling Network I/O Control (NIOC).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...
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  • SRG-APP-000291

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  • The vCenter Server must provide an immediate real-time alert to the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO), at a minimum, on every Single Sign-On (SSO) account action.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, they often attempt to create a persistent method of reestablishing a...
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  • SRG-APP-000345

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  • The vCenter Server must set the interval for counting failed login attempts to at least 15 minutes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
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  • SRG-APP-000358

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  • The vCenter Server must be configured to send logs to a central log server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;vCenter must be configured to send near real-time log data to syslog collectors so information will be available to investiga...
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  • SRG-APP-000360

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  • vCenter must provide an immediate real-time alert to the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO), at a minimum, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
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  • SRG-APP-000371

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  • The vCenter Server must compare internal information system clocks at least every 24 hours with an authoritative time server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
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  • SRG-APP-000427

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  • The vCenter Server Machine Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate must be issued by a DOD certificate authority.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Untrusted certificate authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that se...
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  • SRG-APP-000516

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  • The vCenter Server must disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The VMware CEIP sends VMware anonymized system information that is used to improve the quality, reliability, and functionalit...
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