VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 26 2023

The ESXi host SSH daemon must be configured with the Department of Defense (DoD) login banner.

VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The ESXi host SSH daemon must be configured with the Department of Defense (DoD) login banner.

Description

Discussion Text

The warning message reinforces policy awareness during the logon process and facilitates possible legal action against attackers. Alternatively, systems whose ownership should not be obvious should ensure usage of a banner that does not provide easy attribution.

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Objective

V-207610

Rule

SV-207610r378520_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

ESXI-65-000009

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command:

# grep -i "^Banner" /etc/ssh/sshd_config

If there is no output or the output is not exactly "Banner /etc/issue", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config":

Banner /etc/issue

STIG check 9 of 74 in the VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi STIG checklist

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