Check: ESXI-65-000015
VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi STIG:
ESXI-65-000015
(in versions v2 r4 through v1 r1)
Title
The ESXi host SSH daemon must not allow authentication using an empty password. (Cat I impact)
Discussion
Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote login via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.
Check Content
From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command: # grep -i "^PermitEmptyPasswords" /etc/ssh/sshd_config If there is no output or the output is not exactly "PermitEmptyPasswords no", this is a finding.
Fix Text
From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config": PermitEmptyPasswords no
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-207616r388482_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-207616
Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |