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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
The Photon operating system must be configured so the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence is disabled on the command line.
The Photon operating system must be configured so the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence is disabled on the command line.
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The Photon operating system must be configured so the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence is disabled on the command line.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>When the Ctrl-Alt-Del target is enabled, a locally logged-on user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete, when at the console, can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case of a mixed operating system environment, this can create the risk of short-term loss of systems availability due to unintentional reboot.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>