Technical Papers

The Technology Foundations of VMware vShield

Publisher:
VMware

Latest Revision:
Jun 13, 2011

Download:
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/vShield-Tech-Foundations-WP.pdf

Description

VMware vShield is a suite of security virtual appliances built for VMware vSphere 4.1. It is a critical security component for protecting virtualized datacenters from attacks and misuse. vShield App and vShield Edge are the two products in the suite that address network security. The goal of this document is to provide details on the key security technologies implemented in the vShield App and vShield Edge products that enable administrators to build a multitenant virtualized datacenter environment that is flexible, agile, scalable and secure. The document first discusses the challenges in using physical security to protect virtual infrastructure and then describes in detail the key new technologies in vShield products that address those challenges.

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