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The .Xauthority utility must only permit access to authorized hosts.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
GEN005240-ESXI5-PNF GEN005240-ESXI5-PNF GEN005240-ESXI5-PNF_rule Medium
Description
If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, a user's X session may 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-GEN005240-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-GEN005240-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.