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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 must enable revocation checking for certificate-based authentication.

    <VulnDiscussion>The system must establish the validity of the user-supplied identity certificate using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OC...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000190

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Server must terminate vSphere Client sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000211

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Server user roles must be verified.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Users and service accounts must only be assigned privileges they require. Least privilege requires that these privileges must...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000247

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Server must manage excess capacity, bandwidth, or other redundancy to limit the effects of information flooding types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by enabling Network I/O Control (NIOC).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The vCenter Server must provide an immediate real-time alert to the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO), at a minimum, on every Single Sign-On (SSO) account action.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, they often attempt to create a persistent method of reestablishing a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000345

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Server must set the interval for counting failed login attempts to at least 15 minutes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed login attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity

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