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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516
SRG-APP-000516
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000516
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<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
The vCenter Server must set the distributed port group Promiscuous Mode policy to "Reject".
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>When promiscuous mode is enabled for a virtual switch, all virtual machines connected to the port group have the potential of reading all packets across that network, meaning only the virtual machines connected to that port group. Promiscuous mode is disabled by default on the ESXi Server, and this is the recommended setting.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>