DISA VMware vSphere 8.0 Virtual Machine STIG v2r2

Audit Details

Name: DISA VMware vSphere 8.0 Virtual Machine STIG v2r2

Updated: 10/28/2026

Authority: DISA STIG

Plugin: VMware

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 25

File Details

Filename: DISA_STIG_VMware_vSphere_8.0_Virtual_Machine_v2r2.audit

Size: 78.5 kB

MD5: 3714ae6485652fd5fd50349c2d4d2cb4
SHA256: 445101ac2c96e505a90953f8d7b1d3484e55247a6346db6851ec576fd0474953

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
VMCH-80-000189 - Virtual machines (VMs) must have copy operations disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000191 - Virtual machines (VMs) must have drag and drop operations disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000192 - Virtual machines (VMs) must have paste operations disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000193 - Virtual machines (VMs) must have virtual disk shrinking disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000194 - Virtual machines (VMs) must have virtual disk wiping disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000195 - Virtual machines (VMs) must limit console sharing.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000196 - Virtual machines (VMs) must limit informational messages from the virtual machine to the VMX file.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000197 - Virtual machines (VMs) must prevent unauthorized removal, connection, and modification of devices.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000198 - Virtual machines (VMs) must not be able to obtain host information from the hypervisor.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000199 - Virtual machines (VMs) must have shared salt values disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000200 - Virtual machines (VMs) must disable access through the "dvfilter" network Application Programming Interface (API).

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000201 - Virtual machines (VMs) must be configured to lock when the last console connection is closed.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000202 - Virtual machines (VMs) must disable 3D features when not required.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000203 - Virtual machines (VMs) must enable encryption for vMotion.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000204 - Virtual machines (VMs) must enable encryption for Fault Tolerance.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000205 - Virtual machines (VMs) must configure log size.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000206 - Virtual machines (VMs) must configure log retention.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000207 - Virtual machines (VMs) must enable logging.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000208 - Virtual machines (VMs) must not use independent, nonpersistent disks.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000209 - Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded floppy devices.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000210 - Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded CD/DVD devices.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000211 - Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded parallel devices.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000212 - Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded serial devices.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000213 - Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded USB devices.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

VMCH-80-000214 - Virtual machines (VMs) must disable DirectPath I/O devices when not required.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT