The ESXi host must be configured with an appropriate maximum password age.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-258782 | SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000 | ESXI-80-000227 | SV-258782r933407_rule | 2023-10-11 | 1 |
| Description |
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| The older an ESXi local account password is, the larger the opportunity window is for attackers to guess, crack or reuse a previously cracked password. Rotating passwords on a regular basis is a fundamental security practice and one that ESXi supports. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Select the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" value and verify it is set to "90". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordMaxDays If the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" setting is not set to "90", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click "Edit". Select the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" value and configure it to "90". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordMaxDays | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 90 |