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VMware vSphere 7.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000
System administrators must use templates to deploy virtual machines (VMs) whenever possible.
System administrators must use templates to deploy virtual machines (VMs) whenever possible.
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System administrators must use templates to deploy virtual machines (VMs) whenever possible.
Low Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Capture a hardened base operating system image (with no applications installed) in a template to ensure all VMs are created with a known baseline level of security. Use this template to create other, application-specific templates, or use the application template to deploy VMs. Manual installation of the operating system and applications into a VM introduces the risk of misconfiguration due to human or process error.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>