The operating system must verify the correct operation of security functions in accordance with organization-defined conditions and in accordance with organization-defined frequency (if periodic verification).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000199-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000199-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000199-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Security functional testing involves testing the operating system for conformance to the operating system security function specifications, as well as, for the underlying security model. The need to verify security functionality applies to all security functions. The conformance criteria state the conditions necessary for the operating system to exhibit the desired security behavior or satisfy a security property for example, successful login triggers an audit entry. Permanent not a finding - Auditing cannot be configured/implemented like a typical UNIX system. All accounts are privileged accounts. Auditing is turned on by default, as is logging. Syslog is the best way to ensure all access is logged. Access is limited to privileged roles only. In lockdown mode (required), only the vpxuser proxy has access.

Description

Security functional testing involves testing the operating system for conformance to the operating system security function specifications, as well as, for the underlying security model. The need to verify security functionality applies to all security functions. The conformance criteria state the conditions necessary for the operating system to exhibit the desired security behavior or satisfy a security property for example, successful login triggers an audit entry. Permanent not a finding - Auditing cannot be configured/implemented like a typical UNIX system. All accounts are privileged accounts. Auditing is turned on by default, as is logging. Syslog is the best way to ensure all access is logged. Access is limited to privileged roles only. In lockdown mode (required), only the vpxuser proxy has access.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000199-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-000199-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.