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

The vCenter Envoy service private key file must be protected from unauthorized access.

DISA Rule

SV-259162r961041_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259162

Group Title

SRG-APP-000176-WSR-000096

Rule Version

VCRP-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:

# chmod 600 /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key
# chown rhttpproxy:rhttpproxy /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a, is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key

Expected result:

/etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key permissions are 600, is owned by rhttpproxy and group owned by rhttpproxy

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

Vulnerability Number

V-259162

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCRP-80-000040

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a, is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key

Expected result:

/etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/ssl/rui.key permissions are 600, is owned by rhttpproxy and group owned by rhttpproxy

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5572