The vCenter Server must disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-258930	SRG-APP-000516	VCSA-80-000248	SV-258930r961863_rule	2024-12-16	2

Description
The VMware CEIP sends VMware anonymized system information that is used to improve the quality, reliability, and functionality of VMware products and services. For confidentiality purposes, this feature must be disabled.

ℹ️ Check
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Deployment >> Customer Experience Improvement Program. If Customer Experience Improvement "Program Status" is "Joined", this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Deployment >> Customer Experience Improvement Program. Click "Leave Program".