The Security Token Service application files must be verified for their integrity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256752	VCST-70-000008	SV-256752r889226_rule		Medium

Description

Verifying the Security Token Service application code is unchanged from its shipping state is essential for file validation and nonrepudiation of the Security Token Service. There is no reason the MD5 hash of the RPM original files should be changed after installation, excluding configuration files. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000051, SRG-APP-000357-WSR-000150

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance STS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Details

Check Text (C-60427r889224_chk)

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rpm -V vmware-identity-sts|grep "^..5......"|grep -v -E "\.properties|\.xml|\.conf"

If there is any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60370r889225_fix)

Reinstall the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) or roll back to a backup.

VMware does not support modifying the Security Token Service installation files manually.