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Performance Charts must not be configured with unsupported realms.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239411 VCPF-67-000010 SV-239411r674956_rule Medium
Description
Performance Charts performs user authentication at the application level and not through Tomcat. Depending on the VCSA version, Performance Charts may come configured with a "UserDatabaseRealm". This should be removed as part of eliminating unnecessary features.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Perfcharts Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-04-15

Details

Check Text ( C-42644r674954_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep UserDatabaseRealm /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/server.xml

If the command produces any output, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42603r674955_fix)
Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/server.xml.

Remove the node returned in the check.