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VCUI-70-000010 - vSphere UI must not be configured with the 'UserDatabaseRealm' enabled.

Information

The vSphere UI performs user authentication at the application level and not through Tomcat. By default, there is no configuration for the 'UserDatabaseRealm' Tomcat authentication mechanism. To eliminate unnecessary features and ensure the vSphere UI remains in its shipping state, the lack of a 'UserDatabaseRealm' configuration must be confirmed.

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/conf/server.xml

Remove all <Realm> nodes.

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-256787r889360_rule, STIG-ID|VCUI-70-000010, Vuln-ID|V-256787

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d871a364555338b10a34bebfaa467989e0bb2f8fc17ea53531946c4fa5dc15a4