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Network analysis tools must not be installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
GEN003865-ESXI5-PNF GEN003865-ESXI5-PNF GEN003865-ESXI5-PNF_rule Medium
Description
Network analysis tools allow for the capture of network traffic visible to the system. Applicable, but permanent finding - PING and TRACEROUTE are part of the standard vendor distribution.
STIG Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN003865-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-GEN003865-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.