V-258919
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide
Title
The vCenter Server must enable revocation checking for certificate-based authentication.
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The system must establish the validity of the user-supplied identity certificate using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) and/or Certificate Revocation List (CRL) revocation checking. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000175, SRG-APP-000392, SRG-APP-000401, SRG-APP-000403</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></Po...
Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Identity Provider >> Smart Card Authentication. Under Smart Card Authentication settings >> Certificate Revocation, click the "Edit" button. Configure revocation checking per site requirements. OCSP with CRL failover is recommended. Note: If FIPS mode is enabled on vCenter, OCSP revocation validation may not function and CRL bay be used instead. By default, both locations are pulled from the cert. CRL location can be overridden in this screen, and local responders can be specified via the sso-config command line tool. Refer to the vSphere documentation for more information.