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V-256620

CAT II (Medium)

Performance Charts must not be configured with unsupported realms.

Rule ID

SV-256620r888351_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

Performance Charts performs user authentication at the application level and not through Tomcat. Depending on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version, Performance Charts may come configured with a "UserDatabaseRealm". This should be removed as part of eliminating unnecessary features.

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep UserDatabaseRealm /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/server.xml

If the command produces any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/server.xml

Remove the <Realm> node returned in the check.

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart perfcharts