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Unencrypted FTP must not be used on the system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
GEN004800-ESXI5-PNF GEN004800-ESXI5-PNF GEN004800-ESXI5-PNF_rule Medium
Description
FTP is typically unencrypted and, therefore, presents confidentiality and integrity risks. FTP may be protected by encryption in certain cases, such as when used in a Kerberos environment. SFTP and FTPS are encrypted alternatives to FTP. 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-GEN004800-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-GEN004800-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.