STIGUI
V-256343CAT II — Medium severitySV-256343r961863_rule

The vCenter Server must disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).

Rule version VCSA-70-000248 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-31

Discussion

The VMware CEIP sends VMware anonymized system information that is used to improve the quality, reliability, and functionality of VMware products and services. For confidentiality purposes this feature must be disabled.

Check

From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Deployment >> Customer Experience Improvement Program.

If Customer Experience Improvement "Program Status" is "Joined", this is a finding.

Fix

From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Deployment >> Customer Experience Improvement Program.

Click "Leave Program".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256343
Group title
SRG-APP-000516
Rule ID
SV-256343r961863_rule
Check ID
C-60018r885638_chk
Fix ID
F-59961r885639_fix