The operating system must ensure remote sessions for accessing an organization-defined list of security functions and security-relevant information are audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-000251-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000251-ESXI5-PNF	SRG-OS-000251-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Remote access is any access to an organizational operating system by a user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access to security functions (e.g., user management, audit log management, etc.) and security relevant information requires the activity be audited by the organization. Any operating system providing remote access must support organizational requirements to audit access or organization-defined security functions and security-relevant information. Permanent not a finding - Auditing cannot be configured/implemented like a typical UNIX system. 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. Auditing is addressed at the UNIX SRG level.

Description

Remote access is any access to an organizational operating system by a user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access to security functions (e.g., user management, audit log management, etc.) and security relevant information requires the activity be audited by the organization. Any operating system providing remote access must support organizational requirements to audit access or organization-defined security functions and security-relevant information. Permanent not a finding - Auditing cannot be configured/implemented like a typical UNIX system. 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. Auditing is addressed at the UNIX SRG level.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-000251-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-000251-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.