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V-258819

CAT I (High)

The Photon operating system must not have the telnet package installed.

Rule ID

SV-258819r933518_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000197

Discussion

Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised.

Check Content

At the command line, run the following command to verify telnet is not installed:

# rpm -qa | grep telnet

If any results are returned indicating telnet is installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

At the command line, run the following command:

# tdnf remove <package name>