VMware View Security Essentials - Brossura

Langenhan, Daniel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1782170081 ISBN 13: 9781782170082

Casa editrice: Packt Publishing, 2013

Riassunto

The vital elements of securing your View environment are the subject of this user-friendly guide. From a theoretical overview to practical instructions, it's the ideal tutorial for beginners and an essential reference source for the more experienced.

Overview

• Discover how to correctly implement View connection, security, and transfer servers
• Understand all the firewall rules and the basics of multi-layered security
• Secure all your connections between client and desktop

In Detail

Most people associate security with network security and focus on firewalls and network monitoring. However, there is more to security than that. Security starts with the establishment of a stable environment, protecting this environment not only from intrusion, but also from malicious intent. It is about tracking the issue and recovering from it. These elements of security are what this book aims to address.

VMware View Security Essentials addresses the topic of security in the corporate environment in a new way. It starts with the underlying virtual infrastructure and then delves into securing your base, your connection, and your client. This is not only a “how-to” book, but is also a book that explains the background and the insights of View security for the experienced professional's desktop virtualization.

This book takes you through the four major View security areas. Each area deals with all the aspects of security and explains the background as well as laying out simple-to-follow recipes to implement a higher security standard.

We start at the Virtualization base and work our way through the various View server types. We will then dive into the problems and issues of securing a connection before we address the security of the desktop itself. We conclude with a look into the backing up of our View installation and preparing for disaster recovery.

What you will learn from this book

• Create, use, and install SSL certificates
• Acquire a new skill set in troubleshooting security issues
• Learn about secure tunnelling your desktop connection with RDP and PCoIP
• Understand the concepts of pairing View security and transfer severs with View connection servers
• Understand the key aspects of blocking undesirable USB devices

Approach

A practical and fast-paced guide that gives you all the information you need to secure your virtual environment.

Who this book is written for

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.

Su questo libro

L'autore

Daniel Langenhan

Daniel Langenhan is a client-focused virtualization expert with more than 18 years of international industry experience. His skills span the breadth of virtualization, ranging from architecture, design, and implementation for large multi-tier enterprise client systems to delivering captivating education and training sessions in security technologies and practices to diverse audiences. He also possesses an extensive knowledge and experience in Process Management, Enterprise level storage, and Linux and Solaris Operation Systems. Utilizing his extensive knowledge, experience, and skills, he has a proven track record of successful integration of virtualization into different business areas, while minimizing cost and maximizing reliability and effectiveness of the solution for his clients. He has also gained experience working with major Australian and international vendors and clients. Daniel’s consulting company is well established with strong industry ties in many verticals, including finance, telecommunications, and print. His consulting business also provides services to VMware International.

Contenuti

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to View
Chapter 2: Securing Your Base
Chapter 3: Securing the Connection
Chapter 4: Securing the Client
Chapter 5: Backup and Recovery
Index

Preface

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Chapter 1: Introduction to View
VMware View definitions
Summary

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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
Operating system (OS) hardening
User accounts
A View Administrator Console user
Services
Logging
The Event Database
Logfiles
VMware support logs
SSL certificates
Creating a Certificate Authority (CA) and obtaining a certificate
Creating a CA on AD
Creating a certificate
Importing a certificate
Retrofit vSphere
The View Composer
The View Connection Server
Creating 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

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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 UDP
Remote 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

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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 templates
View Agent settings
View Client settings
Working with USB devices
View Persona management
Example setup
Summary

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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

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Packt Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1782170081
• ISBN 13: 9781782170082
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 130
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile