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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

  • The Photon operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.

    <VulnDiscussion>Operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an operating s...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must monitor remote access logins.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automate...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must have the OpenSSL FIPS provider installed to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must configure auditd to log to disk.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing what type of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must enable the auditd service.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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