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VMware View Security Essentials [electronic resource].

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Packt Publishing, 2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1299783686 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781299783683 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781782170099 (electronic bk.)
  • 178217009X (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 004.36
LOC classification:
  • QA76.9.D348 .L348 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.

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