VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
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The Photon operating systems must enforce a 90-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
<VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045
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The Photon operating system must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.
<VulnDiscussion>Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046
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The Photon operating system must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
<VulnDiscussion>The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is comprom...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
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The Photon operating system must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
<VulnDiscussion>If the system does not require authentication before it boots into single-user mode, anyone with console access to the system...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
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The Photon operating system must disable unnecessary kernel modules.
<VulnDiscussion>It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...Rule Medium Severity
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