STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The Photon operating system must monitor remote access logins.

DISA Rule

SV-258805r958406_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258805

Group Title

SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000012

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000067 - Employ automated mechanisms to monitor remote access methods.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/rsyslog.conf

Add or update the following line:

auth.*;authpriv.*;daemon.* /var/log/audit/sshinfo.log

Note: The path can be substituted for another suitable log destination dedicated to authentication logs.

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart rsyslog.service

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If another package is used to offload logs, such as syslog-ng, and is properly configured, this is not applicable.

At the command line, run the following command to verify rsyslog is configured to log authentication requests:

# grep -E "(^auth.*|^authpriv.*|^daemon.*)" /etc/rsyslog.conf

Example result:

auth.*;authpriv.*;daemon.* /var/log/audit/sshinfo.log

If "auth.*", "authpriv.*", and "daemon.*" are not configured to be logged, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258805

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000012

Severity Override Guidance

If another package is used to offload logs, such as syslog-ng, and is properly configured, this is not applicable.

At the command line, run the following command to verify rsyslog is configured to log authentication requests:

# grep -E "(^auth.*|^authpriv.*|^daemon.*)" /etc/rsyslog.conf

Example result:

auth.*;authpriv.*;daemon.* /var/log/audit/sshinfo.log

If "auth.*", "authpriv.*", and "daemon.*" are not configured to be logged, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5569