The operating system must use multifactor authentication for network access to non-privileged accounts where one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the operating system being accessed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000111-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000111-ESXI5-PF	SRG-OS-000111-ESXI5-PF_rule		Medium

Description
Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something you know (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something you are (e.g., biometric). A non-privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a regular or non-privileged user. When one of the authentication factors is provided by a device separate from the system that is gaining access, this is referred to as out of band 2 factor authentication. Permanent finding - ESXi v5 does not support this multifactor authentication requirement.

Description

Multifactor authentication is defined as using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: (i) something you know (e.g., password/PIN); (ii) something you have (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); or (iii) something you are (e.g., biometric). A non-privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a regular or non-privileged user. When one of the authentication factors is provided by a device separate from the system that is gaining access, this is referred to as out of band 2 factor authentication. Permanent finding - ESXi v5 does not support this multifactor authentication requirement.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000111-ESXI5-PF_chk )
ESXi does not support this requirement. This is a permanent finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-OS-000111-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.