The vCenter Server must disable accounts used for Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If not used for their intended purpose, default accounts must be disabled. vCenter ships with several default accounts, two of which are specific to IWA and SASL/Kerberos authentication. If other methods of authentication are used, these accounts are not needed and must be disabled.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-265979r1003616_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Users and Groups >> Users.
Select the "K/M" or "krbtgt/VSPHERE.LOCAL" and click "More" then select "Disable".
Click "Ok" to disable the user account.