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1.39 VCSA-80-000276

Information

The vCenter Server must configure the "vpxuser" password to meet length policy.

GROUP ID: V-258943RULE ID: SV-258943r961863

The "vpxuser" password default length is 32 characters. Ensure this setting meets site policies; if not, configure to meet password length policies.

Longer passwords make brute-force password attacks more difficult. The "vpxuser" password is added by vCenter, meaning no manual intervention is normally required. The "vpxuser" password length must never be modified to less than the default length of 32 characters.

Solution

From the vSphere Client, go to Host and Clusters.

Select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings.

Click "Edit Settings" and configure the "config.vpxd.hostPasswordLength" value to "32".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name config.vpxd.hostPasswordLength | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 32

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23621

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-258943r961863_rule, STIG-ID|VCSA-80-000276, Vuln-ID|V-258943

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 0f932e1e3b2cceb45d6c265c52e777577fff96bdc3df57715735df931227b6cc