VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R3

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

VAMI must enable FIPS mode.

VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

VAMI must enable FIPS mode.

Description

Discussion Text

Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules used. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified and cannot be relied on to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoW data may be compromised due to weak algorithms. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating cryptographic modules.

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Objective

V-256672

Rule

SV-256672r1268846_rule

Severity

high

Rule Version

VCLD-70-000056

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf 2>/dev/null|grep "server.fips-mode"|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

server.fips-mode                  = "enable"

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

Note: The command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Navigate to and open:

/opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf  

Add or reconfigure the following value:

server.fips-mode = "enable"

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart applmgmt

STIG check 28 of 28 in the VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI STIG checklist

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