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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

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  • The Photon operating system must enable Secure Shell (SSH) authentication logging.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automated monitoring of remote access sessions allows organizations to detect cyberattacks and ensure ongoing compliance with...
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  • SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The Photon operating system must terminate idle Secure Shell (SSH) sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take c...
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  • SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089

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  • The Photon operating system must audit all account modifications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00226

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  • The Photon operating system must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain acc...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

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  • The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disallow authentication with an empty password.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Blank passwords are one of the first things an attacker checks for when probing a system. Even if the user somehow has a blan...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

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  • The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disable user environment processing.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enabling user environment processing may enable users to bypass access restrictions in some configurations and must therefore...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The Photon operating system must create a home directory for all new local interactive user accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If local interactive users are not assigned a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files th...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disallow Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSSAPI) authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;GSSAPI authentication is used to provide additional authentication mechanisms to applications. Allowing GSSAPI authentication...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disable X11 forwarding.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;X11 is an older, insecure graphics forwarding protocol. It is not used by Photon and should be disabled as a general best pra...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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