ESX Agent Manager must not be configured with unsupported realms.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256682 | VCEM-70-000010 | SV-256682r888602_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| ESX Agent Manager performs authentication at the application level and not through Tomcat. To eliminate unnecessary features and ensure ESX Agent Manager remains in its shipping state, the lack of a "UserDatabaseRealm" configuration must be confirmed. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 |
Details
| Check Text (C-60357r888600_chk) |
| At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep UserDatabaseRealm /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml If the command produces any output, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-60300r888601_fix) |
| Navigate to and open: /usr/lib/vmware-eam/web/conf/server.xml Remove the <Realm> node returned in the check. Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart eam |