Direct logins must not be permitted to shared, default, application, or utility accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN000280-ESXI5-PNF	GEN000280-ESXI5-PNF	GEN000280-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Shared accounts (accounts where two or more people log in with the same user identification) do not provide identification and authentication. There is no way to provide for non-repudiation or individual accountability. Permanent not a finding - Root is the only interactive, local account under local control. vpxuser is under the control of vCenter and all other accounts are under the control of Active Directory. There are no shared, default, application, or utility accounts with valid, interactive login shells.

Description

Shared accounts (accounts where two or more people log in with the same user identification) do not provide identification and authentication. There is no way to provide for non-repudiation or individual accountability. Permanent not a finding - Root is the only interactive, local account under local control. vpxuser is under the control of vCenter and all other accounts are under the control of Active Directory. There are no shared, default, application, or utility accounts with valid, interactive login shells.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN000280-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN000280-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.