STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The ESXi host must allocate audit record storage capacity to store at least one week's worth of audit records.

DISA Rule

SV-258743r933290_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258743

Group Title

SRG-OS-000341-VMM-001220

Rule Version

ESXI-80-000113

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001849 - Allocate audit log storage capacity to accommodate organization-defined audit record retention requirements.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Click "Edit". Select the "Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity" value and configure it to "100".

or

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

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 100

Check Contents

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity" value and verify it is set to "100".

or

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

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity

If the "Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity" setting is not set to 100, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258743

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-80-000113

Severity Override Guidance

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity" value and verify it is set to "100".

or

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

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity

If the "Syslog.global.auditRecord.storageCapacity" setting is not set to 100, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5562