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-258942	VCSA-80-000275	SV-258942r934484_rule		Medium

Description
By default, vCenter will change the "vpxuser" password automatically every 30 days. Ensure this setting meets site policies. If it does not, configure it to meet password aging policies. Note: It is very important the password aging policy is not 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, vCenter will change the "vpxuser" password automatically every 30 days. Ensure this setting meets site policies. If it does not, configure it to meet password aging policies. Note: It is very important the password aging policy is not 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 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62682r934482_chk )
From the vSphere Client, go to Host 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 If the "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" is set to a value other than "30" or does not exist, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-62682r934482_chk )

From the vSphere Client, go to Host 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

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

Fix Text (F-62591r934483_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to Host and Clusters. Select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings. Click "Edit Settings" and configure the "VirtualCenter.VimPasswordExpirationInDays" value to "30" or 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-62591r934483_fix)

From the vSphere Client, go to Host and Clusters.

Select a vCenter Server >> Configure >> Settings >> Advanced Settings.

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