Detections
Analytics
VCSA-70-000285 - The vCenter Server must restrict access to cryptographic permissions.
Information
These permissions must be reserved for cryptographic administrators where virtual machine encryption and/or vSAN encryption is in use. Catastrophic data loss can result from poorly administered cryptography.NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Access Control >> Roles.Highlight the target custom role and click 'Edit'.
Remove the following permissions from any custom role that is not authorized to perform cryptographic-related operations:
Cryptographic Operations privileges
Global.Diagnostics
Host.Inventory.Add host to cluster
Host.Inventory.Add standalone host
Host.Local operations.Manage user groups
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y24M01_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter v1r3
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-256365r919040_rule, STIG-ID|VCSA-70-000285, Vuln-ID|V-256365
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: 9b16a426e8bf71ff569fcec29ec78129d715fbf3caca55d9feff303073ccfaa4