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ESXI5-VM-000049 - The system must use secure protocols for virtual serial port access

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Information

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Solution

Use a secure protocol like SSH or Telnets (Telnet with SSL) as opposed to Telnet to access virtual serial ports. Note that SSH is preferred to Telnets

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_ESXi5_Virtual_Machine_V1R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001130, CCI|CCI-001131, Group-ID|V-39503, Rule-ID|SV-51361r1_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI5-VM-000049, Vuln-ID|V-39503

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 9e859c8a3fe4ac6b4ac62801b61f01fd9336dbd40cacb85f50d0d3ca057e4925