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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000168

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  • The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one numeric character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000169

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  • The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one special character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
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  • SRG-APP-000172

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  • The vCenter Server must enable FIPS-validated cryptography.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules use authentication tha...
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  • SRG-APP-000174

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  • The vCenter Server must enforce a 90-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords must be changed at specific intervals. ...
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  • SRG-APP-000175

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  • The vCenter Server must enable revocation checking for certificate-based authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The system must establish the validity of the user-supplied identity certificate using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OC...
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  • SRG-APP-000190

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  • 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...
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  • SRG-APP-000211

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  • 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...
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  • SRG-APP-000247

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  • 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...
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  • SRG-APP-000291

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  • 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...
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  • SRG-APP-000345

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  • 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...
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