Detections
Analytics
SRG-OS-99999-ESXI5-000145 - The system must ensure the vpxuser auto-password change meets policy.
Information
By default, the vpxuser password will be automatically changed by vCenter every 30 days. Ensure this setting meets your policies; if not, configure to meet password aging policies.NOTE: It is very important the password aging policy not be shorter than the default interval that is set to automatically change the vpxuser password, to preclude the possibility that vCenter might get locked out of an ESXi host.
Solution
From the vSphere client select 'Administration >> vCenter Server Settings >> Advanced Settings'. Set the 'VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays' to 60 or less. Note that it is strongly recommended that this value not be changed from '30'.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_ESXi5_Server_V2R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA VMWare ESXi 5.0 Server STIG v2r1
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-39300, Rule-ID|SV-250663r798988_rule, STIG-ID|SRG-OS-99999-ESXI5-000145, STIG-Legacy|SV-51117, STIG-Legacy|V-39301, Vuln-ID|V-250663
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: 466a1604037efa746ddc480a55201fefc8349b45d121c540ec7004099cb13b74