Remote consoles must be disabled or protected from unauthorized access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN001000-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001000-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001000-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description

The remote console feature provides an additional means of access to the system which could allow unauthorized access if not disabled or properly secured. With virtualization technologies, remote console access is essential as there is no physical console for virtual machines. Remote console access must be protected in the same manner as any other remote privileged access method. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - remote console access is disabled by default (SSH only) during normal operation. An exception is only for troubleshoot/break/fix scenarios and must only be used on a temporary basis. Lockdown mode is required for all normal operating conditions and all access is from the vSphere Client/Vcenter via the vpxuser proxy.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN001000-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-GEN001000-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.