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VMware vSphere 8.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Virtual machines (VMs) must disable 3D features when not required.

    <VulnDiscussion>For performance reasons, it is recommended that 3D acceleration be disabled on virtual machines that do not require 3D functi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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    Group
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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    Group
  • Virtual machines (VMs) must have drag and drop operations disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Copy and paste operations are disabled by default; however, explicitly disabling this feature will enable audit controls to v...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Virtual machines (VMs) must have paste operations disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Copy and paste operations are disabled by default; however, explicitly disabling this feature will enable audit controls to v...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Virtual machines (VMs) must have virtual disk shrinking disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Shrinking a virtual disk reclaims unused space in it. If there is empty space in the disk, this process reduces the amount of...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Virtual machines (VMs) must have virtual disk wiping disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Shrinking and wiping (erasing) a virtual disk reclaims unused space in it. If there is empty space in the disk, this process ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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