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 to use only the SSHv2 protocol.

VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The ESXi host SSH daemon must be configured to use only the SSHv2 protocol.

Description

Discussion Text

SSH protocol version 1 suffers from design flaws that result in security vulnerabilities and should not be used. Only SSH protocol version 2 connections should be permitted.

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Objective

V-207612

Rule

SV-207612r378610_rule

Severity

high

Rule Version

ESXI-65-000011

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 "^Protocol" /etc/ssh/sshd_config

If there is no output or the output is not exactly "Protocol 2", 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":

Add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config":

Protocol 2

STIG check 11 of 74 in the VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi STIG checklist

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