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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000358

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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, of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000371

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  • The vCenter Server must compare internal information system clocks at least every 24 hours with an authoritative time server.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000427

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  • The vCenter Server Machine Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate must be issued by a DOD certificate authority.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Untrusted certificate authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000428

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    Group
  • The vCenter Server must enable data at rest encryption for vSAN.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Applications handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Group
  • The vCenter Server must require an administrator to unlock an account locked due to excessive login failures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By requiring that Single Sign-On (SSO) accounts be unlocked manually, the risk of unauthorized access via user password guess...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516

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    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

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    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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