The Horizon Connection Server must backup its configuration daily.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-246904	HRZV-7X-000023	SV-246904r768672_rule		Medium

Description
Configuring the application to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across DoD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the application, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements.

Description

Configuring the application to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across DoD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the application, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements.

STIG	Date
VMware Horizon 7.13 Connection Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-07-30

Details

Check Text ( C-50336r768670_chk )
Log in to the Horizon 7 Console. From the left pane, navigate to Settings >> Servers. In the right pane, select the "Connection Servers" tab. For each Connection Server listed, select the server and click "Edit". Select the "Backup" tab. Validate that "Automatic backup frequency" is set to a least "Every day". If the Connection Server is not set to be backed up daily (or less), this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-50336r768670_chk )

Log in to the Horizon 7 Console. From the left pane, navigate to Settings >> Servers. In the right pane, select the "Connection Servers" tab. For each Connection Server listed, select the server and click "Edit". Select the "Backup" tab. Validate that "Automatic backup frequency" is set to a least "Every day".

If the Connection Server is not set to be backed up daily (or less), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-50290r768671_fix)
Log in to the Horizon 7 Console. From the left pane, navigate to Settings >> Servers. In the right pane, select the "Connection Servers" tab. For each Connection Server listed, select the server and click "Edit". Select the "Backup" tab. Set "Automatic backup frequency:" to "Every day" or more frequently. Click "OK".