TMA-ESXI9-3.14

Host must configure the password history setting to restrict the reuse of passwords

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Beschreibung

The goal is to inhibit the reuse of past passwords, acting as a deterrent against potential security breaches stemming from the exploitation of old, compromised credentials. This is achieved by configuring the Security.PasswordHistory parameter, which specifies the number of unique passwords a user must cycle through before a previous password can be reused. The audit reads Security.PasswordHistory with esxcli and requires 5. Runs in the ESXi Shell (busybox sh) as root.

So wird geprüft

Prüfmethode: Shell-Befehl

shell

out=$(esxcli system settings advanced list -o /Security/PasswordHistory 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
v=$(printf '%s\n' "$out" | awk '$1=="Int" && $2=="Value:" {print $3; exit}')
case "$v" in ''|*[!0-9-]*) echo '/Security/PasswordHistory: no integer value'; exit 1 ;; esac
if [ "$v" -eq 5 ]; then echo compliant; else echo "/Security/PasswordHistory = $v (expected 5)"; fi

Erwartete Ausgabe: compliant

So wird behoben

Behebungsmethode: Anleitung oder Infrastruktur-Patch

To set the password history 5, perform the following: 1. From the vSphere Web Client, select the host. 2. Click Configure then expand System. 3. Select Advanced System Settings then click Edit. 4. Enter Security.PasswordHistory in the filter. 5. Set the value for this parameter is set to 5. Alternately, the following PowerCLI command may be used: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting Security.PasswordHistory | Set-AdvancedSetting - Value 5

Eigenschaften

Betriebssysteme: Beliebig
Tags: vmwareesximanagement
Referenz: CIS VMware ESXi 9.0 Benchmark v1.0.0 - 3.14 Host must configure the password history setting to restrict the reuse of passwords

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