STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

Encryption must be enabled for Fault Tolerance on the virtual machine (VM).

DISA Rule

SV-256477r959010_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256477

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

Rule Version

VMCH-70-000029

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the vSphere Client, select the Virtual Machine, right-click, and go to Edit Settings >> VM Options tab >> Encryption >> FT Encryption.

Set the value to "Opportunistic" or "Required".

or

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

$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
$spec.FTEncryption = New-Object VMware.Vim.VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpecEncryptedFtModes
$spec.FT = ftEncryptionOpportunistic or ftEncryptionRequired
(Get-VM -Name <vmname>).ExtensionData.ReconfigVM($spec)

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If the VM does not have Fault Tolerance enabled, this is not applicable.

From the vSphere Client, select the Virtual Machine, right-click, and go to Edit Settings >> VM Options tab >> Encryption >> Encrypted FT.

or

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

Get-VM | Where {$_.ExtensionData.Config.FtEncryptionMode -eq "ftEncryptionDisabled"}

If the setting does not have a value of "Opportunistic" or "Required", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256477

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VMCH-70-000029

Severity Override Guidance

If the VM does not have Fault Tolerance enabled, this is not applicable.

From the vSphere Client, select the Virtual Machine, right-click, and go to Edit Settings >> VM Options tab >> Encryption >> Encrypted FT.

or

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

Get-VM | Where {$_.ExtensionData.Config.FtEncryptionMode -eq "ftEncryptionDisabled"}

If the setting does not have a value of "Opportunistic" or "Required", this is a finding.

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Target Key

5519