The vCenter Server must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258912 | VCSA-80-000070 | SV-258912r1015267_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords must be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the result is a password that is not changed per policy requirements. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-09 |
Details
| Check Text (C-62652r934392_chk) |
| From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Password Policy. View the value of the "Restrict reuse" setting. Restrict reuse: Users cannot reuse any previous 5 passwords If the password policy is not configured with a "Restrict reuse" policy of "5" or more, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-62561r934393_fix) |
| From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Password Policy. Click "Edit". Set the "Restrict reuse" to "5" and click "Save". |