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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-258782 ESXI-80-000227 SV-258782r933407_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 8.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-10-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62522r933405_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-62431r933406_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 configure 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