The Photon operating system must not have the telnet package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258819	PHTN-40-000040	SV-258819r987796_rule		High

Description

Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text (C-62559r933516_chk)

At the command line, run the following command to verify telnet is not installed:

# rpm -qa | grep telnet

If any results are returned indicating telnet is installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62468r933517_fix)

At the command line, run the following command:

# tdnf remove <package name>