STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The ESXi host must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.

DISA Rule

SV-239286r674787_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239286

Group Title

SRG-OS-000069-VMM-000360

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000031

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000192 - The information system enforces password complexity by the minimum number of upper case characters used.
• CCI-000193 - The information system enforces password complexity by the minimum number of lower case characters used.
• CCI-000194 - The information system enforces password complexity by the minimum number of numeric characters used.
• CCI-000195 - The information system, for password-based authentication, when new passwords are created, enforces that at least an organization-defined number of characters are changed.
• CCI-000205 - The information system enforces minimum password length.
• CCI-001619 - The information system enforces password complexity by the minimum number of special characters used.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Click "Edit", select the "Security.PasswordQualityControl" value, and configure it to "similar=deny retry=3 min=disabled,disabled,disabled,disabled,15".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordQualityControl | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "similar=deny retry=3 min=disabled,disabled,disabled,disabled,15"

Check Contents

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Security.PasswordQualityControl" value and verify it is set to "similar=deny retry=3 min=disabled,disabled,disabled,disabled,15".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordQualityControl

If the "Security.PasswordQualityControl" setting is not set to "similar=deny retry=3 min=disabled,disabled,disabled,disabled,15", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239286

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000031

Severity Override Guidance

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Security.PasswordQualityControl" value and verify it is set to "similar=deny retry=3 min=disabled,disabled,disabled,disabled,15".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordQualityControl

If the "Security.PasswordQualityControl" setting is not set to "similar=deny retry=3 min=disabled,disabled,disabled,disabled,15", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5326

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