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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Secure Token Service (STS) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000266-AS-000169

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter STS service "ErrorReportValve showServerInfo" must be set to "false".

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Error Report Valve is a simple error handler for HTTP status codes that will generate and return HTML error pages. It can...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000295-AS-000263

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter STS service must set an inactive timeout for sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Leaving sessions open indefinitely is a major security risk. An attacker can easily use an already authenticated session to a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000358-AS-000064

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter STS service must offload log records onto a different system or media from the system being logged.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information system logging capability is critical for accurate forensic analysis. Log record content that may be necessary to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000001-AS-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The vCenter STS service must limit the amount of time that each Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection is kept alive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Denial of service (DoS) is one threat against web servers. Many DoS attacks attempt to consume web server resources in such a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000001-AS-000001

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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