The vCenter Server must configure the vpxuser auto-password to be changed every 30 days.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-243089	VCTR-67-000023	SV-243089r719510_rule		Medium

Description
By default, the vpxuser password will be automatically changed by vCenter every 30 days. Ensure this setting meets site policies; if not, configure to meet password aging policies. Note: It is very important the password aging policy not be shorter than the default interval that is set to automatically change the vpxuser password, to preclude the possibility that vCenter might be locked out of an ESXi host.

Description

By default, the vpxuser password will be automatically changed by vCenter every 30 days. Ensure this setting meets site policies; if not, configure to meet password aging policies. Note: It is very important the password aging policy not be shorter than the default interval that is set to automatically change the vpxuser password, to preclude the possibility that vCenter might be locked out of an ESXi host.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-46364r719508_chk )
From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters >> select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings. Verify that "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" is set to "30". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command: Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays and verify it is set to 30. If the "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" is set to a value other than "30" or does not exist, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-46364r719508_chk )

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters >> select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings.

Verify that "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" is set to "30".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays and verify it is set to 30.

If the "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" is set to a value other than "30" or does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46321r719509_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters >> select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings. Click "Edit Settings" and configure the "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" value to "30". If the value does not exist, create it by entering the values in the "Key" and "Value" fields and clicking "Add". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command: If the setting already exists: Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays \| Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 30 If the setting does not exist: New-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays -Value 30

Fix Text (F-46321r719509_fix)

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters >> select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings.

Click "Edit Settings" and configure the "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" value to "30".

If the value does not exist, create it by entering the values in the "Key" and "Value" fields and clicking "Add".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command:

If the setting already exists:
Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 30

If the setting does not exist:
New-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays -Value 30