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VMware vSphere 8.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The ESXi host must be configured to disable nonessential capabilities by disabling the Managed Object Browser (MOB).

    <VulnDiscussion>The MOB provides a way to explore the object model used by the VMkernel to manage the host and enables configurations to be c...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000104-VMM-000500

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  • The ESXi host must uniquely identify and must authenticate organizational users by using Active Directory.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Join ESXi hosts to an Active Directory domain to eliminate the need to create and maintain multiple local user accounts. Usin...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000107-VMM-000530

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  • The ESXi host Secure Shell (SSH) daemon must set a timeout count on idle sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting a timeout ensures that a user login will be terminated as soon as the "ClientAliveCountMax" is reached.&lt;/VulnDiscu...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must set a timeout to automatically end idle shell sessions after fifteen minutes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user forgets to log out of their local or remote ESXi Shell session, the idle connection will remain open indefinitely a...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000257-VMM-000910

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  • The ESXi host must implement Secure Boot enforcement.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Secure Boot is part of the UEFI firmware standard. With UEFI Secure Boot enabled, a host refuses to load any UEFI driver or a...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000278-VMM-001000

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  • The ESXi host must enable Secure Boot.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Secure Boot is part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware standard. With UEFI Secure Boot enabled, a h...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000329-VMM-001180

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  • The ESXi host must enforce an unlock timeout of 15 minutes after a user account is locked out.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By enforcing a reasonable unlock timeout after multiple failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized access via user passw...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000341-VMM-001220

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  • The ESXi host must allocate audit record storage capacity to store at least one week's worth of audit records.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In order to ensure ESXi has sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, audit record storage capacity shoul...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000342-VMM-001230

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  • The ESXi host Secure Shell (SSH) daemon must set a timeout interval on idle sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automatically logging out idle users guards against compromises via hijacked administrative sessions.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The ESXi host must off-load logs via syslog.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote logging to a central log host provides a secure, centralized store for ESXi logs. By gathering host log files onto a c...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000355-VMM-001330

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