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V-256680

CAT II (Medium)

ESX Agent Manager application files must be verified for their integrity.

Rule ID

SV-256680r918904_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-001749 CCI-001849

Discussion

Verifying that ESX Agent Manager application code is unchanged from its shipping state is essential for file validation and nonrepudiation of the ESX Agent Manager. 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

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# rpm -V vmware-eam|grep "^..5......" | grep -v 'c /' | grep -v -E ".installer|.properties|.xml"

If there is any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Reinstall the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) or roll back to a backup. Modifying the EAM installation files manually is not supported by VMware.