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DISA STIG VMWare ESXi vCenter 5 STIG v2r1

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  • VCENTER-000003 - The VMware Update Manager must not be configured to manage its own VM or the VM of its vCenter Server.
  • VCENTER-000005 - Privilege re-assignment must be checked after the vCenter Server restarts.
  • VCENTER-000006 - The Web datastore browser must be disabled, unless required for normal day-to-day operations.
  • VCENTER-000007 - The managed object browser must be disabled, at all times, when not required for the purpose of troubleshooting or maintenance of managed objects.
  • VCENTER-000008 - The vCenter Server must be installed using a service account instead of a built-in Windows account.
  • VCENTER-000009 - The connectivity between Update Manager and public patch repositories must be restricted by use of a separate Update Manager Download Server.
  • VCENTER-000012 - The vCenter Server administrative users must have the correct roles assigned.
  • VCENTER-000013 - Access to SSL certificates must be monitored.
  • VCENTER-000015 - Expired certificates must be removed from the vCenter Server.
  • VCENTER-000016 - Log files must be cleaned up after failed installations of the vCenter Server.
  • VCENTER-000017 - Revoked certificates must be removed from the vCenter Server.
  • VCENTER-000018 - The vCenter Administrator role must be secured and assigned to specific users other than a Windows Administrator.
  • VCENTER-000019 - Access to SSL certificates must be restricted.
  • VCENTER-000020 - The system must restrict unauthorized vSphere users from being able to execute commands within the guest virtual machine.
  • VCENTER-000021 - The use of Linux-based clients must be restricted.
  • VCENTER-000022 - Network access to the vCenter Server system must be restricted.
  • VCENTER-000023 - A least-privileges assignment must be used for the vCenter Server database user.
  • VCENTER-000024 - A least-privileges assignment must be used for the Update Manager database user.
  • VCENTER-000027 - The system must set a timeout for all thick-client logins without activity.
  • VCENTER-000029 - vSphere Client plugins must be verified.
  • VCENTER-000031 - The vCenter Administrator role must be secured by assignment to specific users authorized as vCenter Administrators.
  • VCENTER-000033 - The Update Manager Download Server must be isolated from direct connection to Internet public patch repositories by a proxy server.
  • VCENTER-000034 - The Update Manager must not directly connect to public patch repositories on the Internet.
  • VCENTER-000099 - The version of vCenter running on the server must be a supported version.

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