VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI STIG Version Comparison
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance UI Security Technical Implementation Guide
Comparison
There are 1 differences between versions v1 r1 (March 7, 2023) (the "left" version) and v1 r2 (July 26, 2023) (the "right" version).
Check VCUI-70-000008 was changed between these two versions. Green, underlined text was added, red, struck-out text was removed.
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Text Differences
Title
vSphere UI application files must be verified for their integrity.
Check Content
At the command prompt, run the following command: # rpm -V vsphere-ui|grep "^..5......"|grep -v -E "\.prop|\.pass|\.xml" If "\.prop|\.pass|\.xml|\.json" If there is any output, this is a finding.
Discussion
Verifying the vSphere UI application code is unchanged from its shipping state is essential for file validation and nonrepudiation of the vSphere UI. There is no reason the MD5 hash of the RPM original files should be changed after installation, excluding configuration files.
Fix
Reinstall the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) or roll back to a snapshot. VMware does not support modifying the vSphere UI installation files manually.