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		<title>How to fix missing mouse driver for VM using RedHat Enterprise 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you ever created a RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 virtual machine using VMware&#8217;s ESX you may have discovered that the virtual mouse driver is not installed correctly. The driver is there but they messed up the xorg.conf file. -A friend &#8230; <a href="http://www.intrasection.com/pjmorr/2008/09/12/how-to-fix-missing-mouse-driver-for-vm-using-redhat-enterprise-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you ever created a RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 virtual machine using VMware&#8217;s ESX you may have discovered that the virtual mouse driver is not installed correctly.  The driver is there but they messed up the xorg.conf file.</p>
<p>-A friend of mine found this so I have to give credit to SW on this one-<br />
in the Section &#8220;ServerLayout&#8221; add InputDevice    &#8220;Mouse0&#8243; &#8220;CorePointer&#8221;<br />
then in the Section &#8220;InputDevice&#8221; add (or create)<br />
	Identifier  &#8220;Mouse0&#8243;<br />
	Driver      &#8220;vmmouse&#8221;<br />
	Option      &#8220;Protocol&#8221; &#8220;IMPS/2&#8243;<br />
	Option      &#8220;Device&#8221; &#8220;/dev/input/mice&#8221;<br />
	Option      &#8220;ZAxisMapping&#8221; &#8220;4 5&#8243;<br />
	Option      &#8220;Emulate3Buttons&#8221; &#8220;yes&#8221;<br />
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<p>Reboot and you should be all good.</p>
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		<title>ESX STIG Script</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just to let everyone know, we posted a new version (1.3) of the ESX_SRRSecure.sh script on the VMTN. ESX_SRRSecure &#8211; Script to allow ESX to pass a DISA Security Readiness Review For now you still have to edit the file &#8230; <a href="http://www.intrasection.com/pjmorr/2008/09/12/esx-stig-script/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just to let everyone know, we posted a new version (1.3) of the ESX_SRRSecure.sh script on the VMTN.<br />
<a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/145435?tstart=0">ESX_SRRSecure &#8211; Script to allow ESX to pass a DISA Security Readiness Review</a></p>
<p>For now you still have to edit the file and search for 192.168.10. and replace it with your network id.</p>
<p>Version 1.4 will come soon..</p>
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		<title>DISA releases official ESX Security Technical Implementation Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.intrasection.com/pjmorr/2008/06/04/disa-releases-official-esx-security-technical-implementation-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ESX Server STIG Version 1, Release 1.0 Seems harmless enough on the first pass but if you read carefully you will see the following finding: (ESX0010: CAT II) The IAO/SA will configure the ESX Server in accordance with the UNIX &#8230; <a href="http://www.intrasection.com/pjmorr/2008/06/04/disa-releases-official-esx-security-technical-implementation-guide/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/145435?tstart=0">ESX Server STIG Version 1, Release 1.0</a></p>
<p>Seems harmless enough on the first pass but if you read carefully you will see the following finding:<br />
(ESX0010: CAT II) The IAO/SA will configure the ESX Server in accordance with the UNIX STIG and Checklist. This is not applicable to ESX Server 3i. The following open findings will NOT be applicable when running the UNIX SRR against the ESX Server service console:</p>
<p>What this means is that on top of all the configuration changes you have to make within VirtualCenter (configuring virtual switches, etc.) you have to make sure the host can pass the UNIX STIG.</p>
<p><a href="http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/stig/unix-stig-v5r1.pdf">UNIX STIG V5R1</a><br />
Unix has been around a loooooong time and as such the STIG for Unix is freaking HUGE.  There is already a <a href="http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/SRR/unix.html">Security Readiness Review Evaluation Script for Unix</a> which will have to be run on each ESX host at a DOD facility.</p>
<p>Fortunately, a colleague and I have already been working on a shell script to help lock down ESX so that it can pass the UNIX SRR.  While I am sure it is not full proof in protecting agains hackers it will at least bring the host to a level of security to gain approval from the FSO to be allowed to connect to the network.</p>
<p>If you are interested, there is a thread in the VMTN that talks about the script here.<br />
<a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/145435?tstart=0">ESX_SRRSecure &#8211; Script to allow ESX to pass a DISA Security Readiness Review</a></p>
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		<title>Script to allow ESX to pass a DISA Security Readiness Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just created a post on the VMTN but wanted to point it out here. Script to allow ESX to pass a DISA Security Readiness Review A co-worker and I have been hammering on this document for a few months and &#8230; <a href="http://www.intrasection.com/pjmorr/2008/05/12/script-to-allow-esx-to-pass-a-disa-security-readiness-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just created a post on the VMTN but wanted to point it out here.<br />
<a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/145435?tstart=0">Script to allow ESX to pass a DISA Security Readiness Review</a></p>
<p>A co-worker and I have been hammering on this document for a few months and we are now to the point where we need other ESX admins to take a look at it.  This might be a bit aggressive of a security lockdown for a commercial site but if you are wanting your ESX server to be as secure as possible&#8230; This would help quite a bit.</p>
<p>Hop over to the VMTN and take a read if you are interested.  If you see something that can/needs to change post it either on the VMTN or here and I will take a look at it.</p>
<p>Decided to copy the text here as well.  If you want to download the script though, go to the VMTN and take a look at it.<br />
Background: taken from the DISA website: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/index.html<br />
In a DOD facility all systems must pass the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIGs) for the host operating system. The STIG is the configuration standard for DOD IA and IA-enabled devices/systems.</p>
<p>A Security Checklist http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/checklist/index.html (sometimes referred to as a lockdown guide, hardening guide, or benchmark configuration) is essentially a document that contains instructions or procedures to verify compliance to a baseline level of security.</p>
<p>Security Readiness Review Scripts (SRRs) http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/SRR/index.html test products for STIG compliance. SRR Scripts are available for all operating systems and databases that have STIGs, and web servers using IIS. The SRR scripts are unlicensed tools developed by the Field Security Office (FSO) and the use of these tools on products is completely at the user&#8217;s own risk.</p>
<p>The problem:<br />
As of this writing there is no “official” VMware ESX STIG but it has been determined that since the ESX service console is *nix based it must conform to the latest Unix STIG.</p>
<p>The current Unix STIG is located here: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/stig/unix-stig-v5r1.pdf<br />
The current Unix SRR is located here: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/SRR/unix.html</p>
<p>When reviewing the results of the SRR, not all open issues are valid as the DISA SRR was written for UNIX, LINUX, and AIX. The ESX’s console operating system is based on the Linux Redhat Enterprise 4.5 version, but only contains a subset of the entire operating system and has been customized with specific functionality for interfacing the ESX kernel.</p>
<p>The solution:<br />
Running the SRR will result in an open findings report. After remediating the open issues the SRR is re-run. The goal is to have as few open issues and to document the remaining items as either false findings or open issues with notes as to when they will be closed (patches from VMware) or why they need to be left open.<br />
An example of an open issue is:<br />
==========PDI=IAVA1115 Result========================<br />
PDI Number: IAVA1115<br />
Finding Category: CAT II<br />
Reference: IAVA 2007-T-0042<br />
Description: Sun JRE Web Start Multiple Remote<br />
Vulnerabilities.<br />
Status: Open – *will be fixed in a patch from VMware due<br />
in June.*<br />
For example:<br />
IAVA1115: IAVA 2007-T-0042 &#8211; Sun JRE Web Start Multiple<br />
Remote Vulnerabilities.<br />
Outdated<br />
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/java/jre1.5.0_12/bin/java, JAVA version 1.5.0.12<br />
found on esx.philhome.dyndns.org.<br />
Upgrade to JAVA version 1.5.0.13 on esx.philhome.dyndns.org.<br />
=========================================================</p>
<p>An example of a false finding that will remain is:<br />
==========PDI=IAVA0360 Result========================<br />
PDI Number: IAVA0360<br />
Finding Category: CAT I<br />
Reference: IAVA 2003-A-0015<br />
Description: There are multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL.<br />
Status: Open – *This is a documented false finding as the<br />
vulnerabilities were fixed but the version number was not updated.*<br />
For example:<br />
IAVA0360: IAVA 2003-A-0015<br />
/usr/bin/openssl version 0.9.7a found on<br />
esx.philhome.dyndns.org 2.4.21-47.0.1.ELvmnix.<br />
==========PDI=IAVA0410 Result========================</p>
<p>The ESX SRR Secure script is a shell script which attempts to remediate all of the issues possible on an ESX 3.x host. Some prerequisites to running this script are as follows:<br />
1. Must be run as root.<br />
2.The host must be in maintenance mode.<br />
3. Before beginning with the SRR its advised to install the LAuS library to increase auditing capabilities within the ESX service console, as by default there is limited auditing taking place within the service console itself. These libraries are located on the VMware ESX CD in the /vmware/RPM/ directory. (Note: It appears that this is installed by default in ESX 3.5 update 1)<br />
4. Make sure that all passwords meet the complexity requirements. 7 characters with at least 1 number, 1 symbol, 1 upper case and 1 lower case. This needs to be done for root and any additional accounts installed manually. (Do not change any accounts created by adding a host to Virtual Center).</p>
<p>Once the system is ready, run the script as root and allow the host to be rebooted. Re-run the Unix SRR and compare the open findings report. Below is an example of the summary section both before and after running ESX SRR Secure:<br />
Before:<br />
CAT I = 3/541, CAT II = 55/541, CAT III = 3/541, CAT IV = 0/541<br />
After:<br />
CAT I = 1/139, CAT II = 9/345, CAT III = 1/57, CAT IV = 0/5</p>
<p>The remaining open issues should be documented and should be sufficient to present to the DISA FSO for approval.</p>
<p>Since this is the first “public” exposure for this script, please consider this an early release and test this in a NON-production environment until verification can be made that it does not break something. Also, please give feedback as we would love to see what the community thinks and are continuing to try and make this process better.</p>
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		<title>Edit vswitch properties via command-line</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK so I have been trying to figure out a way to script the settings for vSwitches in ESX 3.x and got it! vimsh is the command and there is a great site out there that has some pdf files &#8230; <a href="http://www.intrasection.com/pjmorr/2008/01/26/edit-vswitch-properties-via-command-line/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK so I have been trying to figure out a way to script the settings for vSwitches in ESX 3.x and got it!</p>
<p>vimsh is the command and there is a great site out there that has some pdf files talking about the various things you can do with vimsh.<a href="http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=99&#038;Itemid=124">xtravirt.com</a></p>
<p>So for example:  if you wanted to Reject Forged Transmits you would issue the following command from the service console.<br />
<code>vimsh -n -e "hostsvc/net/vswitch_setpolicy --securepolicy-forgedxmit=false vSwitch0"</code></p>
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		<title>ESX Server 3.5 /VirtualCenter 2.5 are now generally available!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the release notes for the new versions of ESX and VirtualCenter. Loads of new features!! 64Gig VMs, Storage VMotion, Update Manager and more!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35_vc25_rel_notes.html">Here is the release notes</a> for the new versions of ESX and VirtualCenter.</p>
<p>Loads of new features!!  64Gig VMs, Storage VMotion, Update Manager and more!</p>
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