The vCenter Server must restrict access to cryptographic permissions.

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mediumV-258952SRG-APP-000516VCSA-80-000285SV-258952r1003608_rule2024-12-162
Description
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.
ℹ️ Check
By default, there are five roles that contain cryptographic related permissions: Administrator, No Trusted Infrastructure Administrator, vCLSAdmin, VMOperator Controller Manager, and vSphere Kubernetes Manager. From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Access Control >> Roles. Highlight each role and click the "Privileges" button in the right pane. Verify that only the Administrator, No Trusted Infrastructure Administrator, vCLSAdmin, and vSphere Kubernetes Manager and any site-specific cryptographic roles have the following permissions: Cryptographic Operations privileges Global.Diagnostics Host.Inventory.Add host to cluster Host.Inventory.Add standalone host Host.Local operations.Manage user groups or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following commands: $roles = Get-VIRole ForEach($role in $roles){ $privileges = $role.PrivilegeList If($privileges -match "Crypto*" -or $privileges -match "Global.Diagnostics" -or $privileges -match "Host.Inventory.Add*" -or $privileges -match "Host.Local operations.Manage user groups"){ Write-Host "$role has Cryptographic privileges" } } If any role other than the five default roles contain the permissions listed above and is not authorized to perform cryptographic related operations, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
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