ESXI-65-000043 - The ESXi host must logout of the console UI after 10 minutes.

Information

When the Direct console user interface (DCUI) is enabled and logged in it should be automatically logged out if left logged in to avoid unauthorized privilege gains. The DcuiTimeOut defines a window of time after which the DCUI will be logged out.

Solution

From the vSphere Web Client select the ESXi Host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click Edit and select the UserVars.DcuiTimeOut value and configure it to 600.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host run the following commands:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.DcuiTimeOut | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 600

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-5_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-10, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001133, Rule-ID|SV-207644r878140_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-65-000043, STIG-Legacy|SV-104119, STIG-Legacy|V-94033, Vuln-ID|V-207644

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 81a6fc89fc722d5e9e9b3428897f63b014e96935bd150f74ddc10bfe0c9d0a2c