TNS Citrix XenServer

Audit Details

Name: TNS Citrix XenServer

Updated: 11/1/2023

Authority: TNS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.6

Estimated Item Count: 46

File Details

Filename: TNS_BestPractice_Citrix_XenServer.audit

Size: 42.9 kB

MD5: a361e70d6d0d5e12a1f6497d69bb15ac
SHA256: 3fc18c2ab464e2fac61c9c0a8c31d3fa670b8173bd017ca6b3ecd2b31cc767b9

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
TNS_BestPractice_Citrix_XenServer.audit from TNS Citrix XenServer Best Practices
XenServer - Administrative actions are logged
XenServer - All network interfaces are operating in full-duplex mode
XenServer - Auto-start is not enabled
XenServer - Disable promiscuous mode on all network interfaces
XenServer - Disallow unplug detection on the storage network interface
XenServer - Enable only necessary and secure services, protocols, daemons - 'lwsmd'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - Enable only necessary and secure services, protocols, daemons - 'snapwatchd'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - Enable only necessary and secure services, protocols, daemons - 'sshd'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - Enable port locking by default on the VM guest network
XenServer - Enable QoS on all VM guests
XenServer - Enable remote syslog

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

XenServer - Ensure IP forwarding is disabled

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

XenServer - External authentication is disabled
XenServer - High availability is enabled
XenServer - Host is enabled
XenServer - Host version

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - Identify a network interface to be used for storage access

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - Install a trusted CA certificate on the pool
XenServer - Install a trusted certificate in place of the default self-signed SSL certificate
XenServer - List bonded NIC groups

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List crash dumps

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List halted VMs

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List networks

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List non-default VM templates
XenServer - List patches

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

XenServer - List physical storage locations

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List running VMs

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List security roles

ACCESS CONTROL

XenServer - List users

ACCESS CONTROL

XenServer - List virtual disks

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List VLANs

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List VM CPU allocations

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - List VM memory allocations

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - NTP client configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

XenServer - Only allow access to required network services

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

XenServer - Passwords stored in 'secrets' are not visible
XenServer - Restrict allowed IPv4 addresses used by each VM guest

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

XenServer - Restrict allowed IPv6 addresses used by each VM guest

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

XenServer - Review accounts used to mount remote storage

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

XenServer - Snapshots are not present
XenServer - The hosts.allow file limits access to the local network

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

XenServer - The hosts.deny file blocks access by default

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

XenServer - Use a static IP on the management network interface
XenServer - Use a static IP on the storage network interface
XenServer - XAPI SSL certificate is in default location

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT