STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The vCenter VAMI service must restrict access to the web server's private key.

DISA Rule

SV-259147r935345_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259147

Group Title

SRG-APP-000176-WSR-000096

Rule Version

VCLD-80-000040

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000186 - For public key-based authentication, enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chown root:root /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem
# chmod 600 /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n has %a permissions and is owned by %U:%G" /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem

Expected result:

/etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem has 600 permissions and is owned by root:root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259147

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLD-80-000040

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n has %a permissions and is owned by %U:%G" /etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem

Expected result:

/etc/applmgmt/appliance/server.pem has 600 permissions and is owned by root:root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5571