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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The vCenter server configuration must be backed up on a regular basis.

    <VulnDiscussion>vCenter server is the control plane for the vSphere infrastructure and all the workloads it hosts. As such, vCenter is usuall...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    Group
  • The vCenter server must have task and event retention set to at least 30 days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;vCenter tasks and events contain valuable historical actions, useful in troubleshooting availability issues and for incident ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter server Native Key Provider must be backed up with a strong password.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The vCenter Native Key Provider feature was introduced in 7.0 U2 and acts as a key provider for encryption-based capabilities...
    Rule Medium Severity

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