The operating system must uniquely identify and authenticate an organization-defined list of specific and/or types of devices before establishing a connection.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000114-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000114-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000114-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Device authentication is a solution enabling an organization to manage both users and devices. It is an additional layer of authentication ensuring only specific pre-authorized devices operated by specific pre-authorized users can access the network. Device authentication requires unique identification and authentication that may be defined by type, by specific device, or by a combination of type and device as deemed appropriate by the organization. Not applicable -

Description

Device authentication is a solution enabling an organization to manage both users and devices. It is an additional layer of authentication ensuring only specific pre-authorized devices operated by specific pre-authorized users can access the network. Device authentication requires unique identification and authentication that may be defined by type, by specific device, or by a combination of type and device as deemed appropriate by the organization. Not applicable -

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

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000114-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-SRG-OS-000114-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.