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

The password hashes stored on the ESXi host must have been generated using a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm.

DISA Rule

SV-239288r674793_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239288

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000033

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in “/etc/pam.d/passwd”:

password sufficient /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so use_authtok nullok shadow sha512 remember=5

Check Contents

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command:

# grep -i "^password" /etc/pam.d/passwd | grep sufficient

If sha512 is not listed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239288

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000033

Severity Override Guidance

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command:

# grep -i "^password" /etc/pam.d/passwd | grep sufficient

If sha512 is not listed, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5326

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