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 | CCI-000381 | 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-256682r888602_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