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 must logout of the console UI after 10 minutes.

VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The ESXi host must logout of the console UI after 10 minutes.

Description

Discussion Text

When the Direct console user interface (DCUI) is enabled and logged in it should be automatically logged out if left logged in to avoid unauthorized privilege gains. The DcuiTimeOut defines a window of time after which the DCUI will be logged out.

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Objective

V-207644

Rule

SV-207644r878140_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

ESXI-65-000043

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

From the vSphere Web Client select the ESXi Host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Select the UserVars.DcuiTimeOut value and verify it is set to 600 (10 Minutes).

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.DcuiTimeOut

If the UserVars.DcuiTimeOut setting is not set to 600, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

From the vSphere Web Client select the ESXi Host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click Edit and select the UserVars.DcuiTimeOut value and configure it to 600.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host run the following commands:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.DcuiTimeOut | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 600

STIG check 43 of 74 in the VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi STIG checklist

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