VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V2 R3) has 107 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Version

V2 · R3

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026 What changed in V2R3

The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to display the last login immediately after authentication.

VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to display the last login immediately after authentication.

Description

Discussion Text

Providing users with feedback on the last time they logged on via SSH facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.

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Objective

V-258879

Rule

SV-258879r991589_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000216

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command line, run the following command to verify the running configuration of sshd:

# sshd -T|&grep -i PrintLastLog

Example result:

printlastlog yes

If "PrintLastLog" is not set to "yes", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Navigate to and open:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

Ensure the "PrintLastLog" line is uncommented and set to the following:

PrintLastLog yes

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart sshd.service

STIG check 79 of 107 in the VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 STIG checklist

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