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V-259148

CAT I (High)

The vCenter VAMI service must enable FIPS mode.

Rule ID

SV-259148r935348_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000068, CCI-000803, CCI-002418, CCI-002450

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

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

Fix Text

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