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Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The VMM must use multifactor authentication for local access to privileged accounts.

    <VulnDiscussion>To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, privileged users must utilize multifactor authentication to prev...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000108

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM must disable local account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potenti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The VMM must use multifactor authentication for local access to nonprivileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt; To assure accountability, prevent unauthenticated access, and prevent misuse of the system, privileged users must utilize mu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000109

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM must require individuals to be authenticated with an individual authenticator prior to using a group authenticator.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt; To assure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, organizational users shall be individually identified a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the VMM. Authentication sessions between the authenticator ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000113

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to nonprivileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the VMM. Authentication sessions between the authenticator ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000114

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM must uniquely identify peripherals before establishing a connection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Per...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000118

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-OS-000120

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-OS-000350

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000122

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM must support an audit reduction capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ability to generate on-demand reports, including after the audit data has been subjected to audit reduction, greatly faci...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000123

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The VMM must automatically remove or disable emergency accounts after the crisis is resolved or 72 hours.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Emergency accounts are privileged accounts that are established in response to crisis situations where the need for rapid ac...
    Rule Medium Severity

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