VMware View Security Essentials
Langenhan, Daniel.
VMware View Security Essentials [electronic resource]. - Packt Publishing, 2013. - 1 online resource.
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to View; VMware View definitions; Summary; Chapter 2: Securing Your Base; vSphere considerations; VMware High Availability (HA); Fault Tolerance (FT); DRS and resource pools; Capacity planning; Basic View hardening; vSphere hardening; Operation system (OS) hardening; User accounts; A View Administrator Console user; Services; Logging; The Event Database; Logfiles; VMware support logs; SSL certificates. Create a Certificate Authority (CA) and obtaining a certificateCreate a CA on AD; Create a certificate; Importing a certificate; Retrofit vSphere; The View Composer; The View Connection Server; Create a redundant View Connection Server; Usage of a replica server; Installation of a replica server; Creating a load balanced View Connection Server; A configuration example with vCloud Network and Security (vCNS or vShield); Summary; Chapter 3: Securing the Connection; View connections; A View DMZ; View Security Server; Setup; Load balancing; General connection settings; Desktop connection. A quick look at TCP and UDPRemote Desktop Protocol (RDP); PCoverIP (PCoIP); RDP and PCoIP -- direct comparison; Setting up PCoIP Secure Gateway; HTTP(s) secure tunnel; USB redirection; Multimedia redirect (MMR); View Transfer Server; Setup; Server connection; View connect and security firewall rules; Summary; Chapter 4: Securing the Client; Client software; View Client; View Agent; Local Mode; Global settings; View desktop pools; The Settings tab; The Inventory tab; The Sessions tab; The Entitlements tab; The Events tab; The Policies tab; Working with ADM templates. Importing View ADM templatesView Agent settings; View Client settings; Working with USB devices; View Persona management; Example setup; Summary; Chapter 5: Backup and Recovery; Backup and recovery; The vSphere environment; VMware View Servers; Basic infrastructure; Desktop pools and linked cloning; Documenting -- the ultimate backup; Backup timing; Patching the View environment; View server; View desktops; Summary; Index.
A practical and fast-paced guide that gives you all the information you need to secure your virtual environment. This book is a ""how-to"" for the novice, a ""reference guide"" for the advanced user, and a ""go to"" for the experienced user in all the aspects of VMware View desktop virtualization security.
1299783686 (electronic bk.) 9781299783683 (electronic bk.) 9781782170099 (electronic bk.) 178217009X (electronic bk.)
509619 MIL
aVMware.
Virtual computer systems--Security measures.
COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy
COMPUTERS / Computer Science
COMPUTERS / Data Processing
COMPUTERS / Hardware / General
COMPUTERS / Information Technology
COMPUTERS / Machine Theory
COMPUTERS / Reference
Electronic books.
QA76.9.D348 .L348 2013
004.36
VMware View Security Essentials [electronic resource]. - Packt Publishing, 2013. - 1 online resource.
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to View; VMware View definitions; Summary; Chapter 2: Securing Your Base; vSphere considerations; VMware High Availability (HA); Fault Tolerance (FT); DRS and resource pools; Capacity planning; Basic View hardening; vSphere hardening; Operation system (OS) hardening; User accounts; A View Administrator Console user; Services; Logging; The Event Database; Logfiles; VMware support logs; SSL certificates. Create a Certificate Authority (CA) and obtaining a certificateCreate a CA on AD; Create a certificate; Importing a certificate; Retrofit vSphere; The View Composer; The View Connection Server; Create a redundant View Connection Server; Usage of a replica server; Installation of a replica server; Creating a load balanced View Connection Server; A configuration example with vCloud Network and Security (vCNS or vShield); Summary; Chapter 3: Securing the Connection; View connections; A View DMZ; View Security Server; Setup; Load balancing; General connection settings; Desktop connection. A quick look at TCP and UDPRemote Desktop Protocol (RDP); PCoverIP (PCoIP); RDP and PCoIP -- direct comparison; Setting up PCoIP Secure Gateway; HTTP(s) secure tunnel; USB redirection; Multimedia redirect (MMR); View Transfer Server; Setup; Server connection; View connect and security firewall rules; Summary; Chapter 4: Securing the Client; Client software; View Client; View Agent; Local Mode; Global settings; View desktop pools; The Settings tab; The Inventory tab; The Sessions tab; The Entitlements tab; The Events tab; The Policies tab; Working with ADM templates. Importing View ADM templatesView Agent settings; View Client settings; Working with USB devices; View Persona management; Example setup; Summary; Chapter 5: Backup and Recovery; Backup and recovery; The vSphere environment; VMware View Servers; Basic infrastructure; Desktop pools and linked cloning; Documenting -- the ultimate backup; Backup timing; Patching the View environment; View server; View desktops; Summary; Index.
A practical and fast-paced guide that gives you all the information you need to secure your virtual environment. This book is a ""how-to"" for the novice, a ""reference guide"" for the advanced user, and a ""go to"" for the experienced user in all the aspects of VMware View desktop virtualization security.
1299783686 (electronic bk.) 9781299783683 (electronic bk.) 9781782170099 (electronic bk.) 178217009X (electronic bk.)
509619 MIL
aVMware.
Virtual computer systems--Security measures.
COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy
COMPUTERS / Computer Science
COMPUTERS / Data Processing
COMPUTERS / Hardware / General
COMPUTERS / Information Technology
COMPUTERS / Machine Theory
COMPUTERS / Reference
Electronic books.
QA76.9.D348 .L348 2013
004.36