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← Back to VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide

V-256734

CAT II (Medium)

Lookup Service must be configured with the appropriate ports.

Rule ID

SV-256734r888793_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-001762

Discussion

Web servers provide numerous processes, features, and functionalities that use TCP/IP ports. Some of these processes may be deemed unnecessary or too unsecure to run on a production system. The ports that Lookup Service listens on are configured in the "catalina.properties" file and must be verified as accurate to their shipping state.

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep '\.port' /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/catalina.properties

Expected result:

base.shutdown.port=-1
base.jmx.port=-1
bio-custom.http.port=7090
bio-custom.https.port=8443

If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/catalina.properties

Navigate to the port's specification section.

Set the Lookup Service port specifications according to the shipping configuration below:

base.shutdown.port=-1
base.jmx.port=-1
bio-custom.http.port=7090
bio-custom.https.port=8443

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc