Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-207618 | ESXI-65-000017 | SV-207618r388482_rule | Medium |
Description |
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DoD information systems are required to use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash functions. |
STIG | Date |
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VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2020-12-31 |
Check Text ( C-7873r364253_chk ) |
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From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command: # grep -i "^MACs" /etc/ssh/sshd_config If there is no output or the output is not exactly "MACs hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-7873r364254_fix) |
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From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config": MACs hmac-sha1,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512 |