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The telnet daemon must not be running.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
GEN003850-ESXI5-PNF GEN003850-ESXI5-PNF GEN003850-ESXI5-PNF_rule High
Description
The telnet daemon provides a typically unencrypted remote access service which does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function.
STIG Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN003850-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-GEN003850-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.