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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000516

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Server must disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The VMware CEIP sends VMware anonymized system information that is used to improve the quality, reliability, and functionalit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000575

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter server must enforce SNMPv3 security features where SNMP is required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SNMPv3 supports commercial-grade security, including authentication, authorization, access control, and privacy. Previous ver...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000575

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter server must disable SNMPv1/2 receivers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SNMPv3 supports commercial-grade security, including authentication, authorization, access control, and privacy. Previous ver...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000345

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Server must disable the distributed virtual switch health check.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Network health check is disabled by default. Once enabled, the health check packets contain information on host#, vds#, and p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter Server must set the distributed port group Forged Transmits policy to "Reject".

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the virtual machine operating system changes the Media Access Control (MAC) address, the operating system can send frames ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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