The operating system must identify potentially security-relevant error conditions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000204-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000204-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000204-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
The structure and content of error messages need to be carefully considered by the organization. The extent to which the operating system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements. Permanent not a finding - Auditing and System/Auth logging cannot be configured like a General Purpose OS. Remote Logs are also addressed in the VMware HG.

Description

The structure and content of error messages need to be carefully considered by the organization. The extent to which the operating system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements. Permanent not a finding - Auditing and System/Auth logging cannot be configured like a General Purpose OS. Remote Logs are also addressed in the VMware HG.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000204-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-000204-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.