The ESXi host must be configured with an appropriate maximum password age.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256443	ESXI-70-000091	SV-256443r919030_rule		Medium

Description
The older an ESXi local account password is, the larger the opportunity window is for attackers to guess, crack or reuse a previously cracked password. Rotating passwords on a regular basis is a fundamental security practice and one that ESXi supports.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60118r886108_chk )
From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Select the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" value and verify it is set to "90". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost \| Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordMaxDays If the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" setting is not set to "90", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-60118r886108_chk )

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" value and verify it is set to "90".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordMaxDays

If the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" setting is not set to "90", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60061r919029_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters. Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click "Edit". Select the "Security.PasswordMaxDays" value and set it to "90". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost \| Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Security.PasswordMaxDays \| Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "90"