System BIOS or system controllers supporting password protection must have administrator accounts/passwords configured, and no others.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-39264	SRG-OS-000080-ESXI5	SV-51080r1_rule		Medium

Description
A system's BIOS or system controller handles the initial startup of a system and its configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification. When the BIOS or system controller supports the creation of user accounts or passwords, such protections must be used and accounts/passwords only assigned to system administrators. Failure to protect BIOS or system controller settings could result in Denial-of-Service or compromise of the system resulting from unauthorized configuration changes.

Description

A system's BIOS or system controller handles the initial startup of a system and its configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification. When the BIOS or system controller supports the creation of user accounts or passwords, such protections must be used and accounts/passwords only assigned to system administrators. Failure to protect BIOS or system controller settings could result in Denial-of-Service or compromise of the system resulting from unauthorized configuration changes.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi Server 5.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-01-06

Details

Check Text ( C-46528r1_chk )
On systems with a BIOS or system controller, ask the SA if a supervisor or administrator password is set. If a password is not set, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44243r1_fix)
On systems with a BIOS or system controller, set the supervisor or administrator password.