The operating system, when transferring information between different security domains, must identify information flows by data type specification and usage.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000081-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000081-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000081-ESXI5-PF_rule		Medium

Description
Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within an information system and between information systems (as opposed to who is allowed to access the information) and without explicit regard to subsequent accesses to the information. Flow control is based on the characteristics of the information and/or the information path. A security domain is defined as a domain that implements a security policy and is administered by a single authority. Data type specification and usage include using file naming to reflect type of data and limiting data transfer based on file type. Applicable, but permanent finding - The hypervisor does not support this functionality.

Description

Information flow control regulates where information is allowed to travel within an information system and between information systems (as opposed to who is allowed to access the information) and without explicit regard to subsequent accesses to the information. Flow control is based on the characteristics of the information and/or the information path. A security domain is defined as a domain that implements a security policy and is administered by a single authority. Data type specification and usage include using file naming to reflect type of data and limiting data transfer based on file type. Applicable, but permanent finding - The hypervisor does not support this functionality.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000081-ESXI5-PF_chk )
ESXi does not support this requirement. This is a permanent finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-OS-000081-ESXI5-PF_fix)
This requirement is a permanent finding and cannot be fixed. An appropriate mitigation for the system must be implemented but this finding cannot be considered fixed.