VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) STIG Version Comparison

There are 21 differences between versions v1 r1 (Oct. 31, 2023) (the "left" version) and v2 r1 (Aug. 1, 2024) (the "right" version).

Check VCLD-80-000042 was removed from the benchmark in the "right" version. The text below reflects the old wording.

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Title

The vCenter VAMI service must enable FIPS mode.

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command: # /opt/vmware/sbin/vami-lighttpd -p -f /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf 2>/dev/null|grep "server.fips-mode" Expected result: server.fips-mode = "enable" If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. Note: The command must be run from a bash shell and not from a shell generated by the "appliance shell". Use the "chsh" command to change the shell for the account to "/bin/bash". Refer to KB Article 2100508 for more details: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2100508

Discussion

Encryption is only as good as the encryption modules used. Unapproved cryptographic module algorithms cannot be verified and cannot be relied on to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DOD data may be compromised due to weak algorithms. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating cryptographic modules. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000179-WSR-000111, SRG-APP-000014-WSR-000006, SRG-APP-000416-WSR-000118, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000188

Fix

Navigate to and open: /opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf Add or reconfigure the following value: server.fips-mode = "enable" Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart applmgmt