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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 be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions.

    <VulnDiscussion>Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external enti...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

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  • The Photon operating system must alert the ISSO and SA in the event of an audit processing failure.

    &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
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  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

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  • The Photon operating system must protect audit logs from unauthorized access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confide...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

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  • The Photon operating system must allow only authorized users to configure the auditd service.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033

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  • The Photon operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access privileges occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The changing of file permissions could indicate that a user is attempting to gain access to information that would otherwise ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

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  • SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

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  • The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038

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  • The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039

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  • The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040

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  • The Photon operating system must require the change of at least eight characters when passwords are changed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt; If the operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances o...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

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  • The operating system must store only encrypted representations of passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...
    Rule High Severity
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