STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 01 Aug 2024:

Virtual machines (VMs) must enable encryption for Fault Tolerance.

DISA Rule

SV-258717r959010_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258717

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

Rule Version

VMCH-80-000204

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

For each virtual machine do the following:

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

For "Encrypted FT" set the value to "Opportunistic" or "Required". Click "OK".

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)

Check Contents

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

For each virtual machine do the following:

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

or

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

Get-VM | Where {($_.ExtensionData.Config.FtEncryptionMode -ne "ftEncryptionOpportunistic") -and ($_.ExtensionData.Config.FtEncryptionMode -ne "ftEncryptionRequired")}

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

Vulnerability Number

V-258717

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VMCH-80-000204

Severity Override Guidance

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

For each virtual machine do the following:

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

or

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

Get-VM | Where {($_.ExtensionData.Config.FtEncryptionMode -ne "ftEncryptionOpportunistic") -and ($_.ExtensionData.Config.FtEncryptionMode -ne "ftEncryptionRequired")}

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5563