Chapter 11. Securing a vSphere Environment
Security is a major consideration in many environments, typically acting as a major design quality. Some environments sacrifice availability and/or performance for the sake of security. vSphere is relatively secure out of the box with its default configuration. However, there are some configurations that can be made to ESXi, vCenter Server, and virtual machines to further enhance an infrastructure's security configuration.
In this chapter, you will learn about:
Securing ESXi
Securing vCenter
Single Sign-On
vSphere permissions
Syslog
Virtual machine hardening
VMware provides Security Hardening Guides as a means for further guidance regarding how to secure vSphere components. More information may be found at http://www.vmware.com/security/hardening-guides.html .
