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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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  • The Photon operating system must not have duplicate User IDs (UIDs).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticat...
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  • SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061

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  • The Photon operating system must use mechanisms meeting the requirements of applicable federal laws, Executive orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance for authentication to a cryptographic module.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...
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  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

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  • The Photon operating system must restrict access to the kernel message buffer.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting access to the kernel message buffer limits access only to root. This prevents attackers from gaining additional s...
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  • SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071

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  • The Photon operating system must be configured to use TCP syncookies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A TCP SYN flood attack can cause a Denial of Service (DOS) by filling a system's TCP connection table with connections in the...
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  • SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

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  • The Photon operating system must terminate idle Secure Shell (SSH) sessions after 15 minutes.

    &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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