The ESXi host rhttpproxy daemon must use FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256442 | ESXI-70-000090 | SV-256442r958408_rule | CCI-000068 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| ESXi runs a reverse proxy service called rhttpproxy that front ends internal services and application programming interfaces (APIs) over one HTTPS port by redirecting virtual paths to localhost ports. This proxy implements a FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic module that is in FIPS mode by default. This configuration must be validated and maintained to protect the traffic that rhttpproxy manages. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-17(2)
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.13
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000068
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-256442r958408_chk)
From an ESXi shell, run the following command:
# esxcli system security fips140 rhttpproxy get
or
From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands:
$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -v2
$esxcli.system.security.fips140.rhttpproxy.get.invoke()
Expected result:
Enabled: true
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60060r886106_fix)
From an ESXi shell, run the following command:
# esxcli system security fips140 rhttpproxy set -e true
or
From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands:
$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -v2
$arguments = $esxcli.system.security.fips140.rhttpproxy.set.CreateArgs()
$arguments.enable = $true
$esxcli.system.security.fips140.rhttpproxy.set.Invoke($arguments)