VMware vSphere: Security [V8] – On Demand

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objective

2 General Security Awareness

• Identify the security recommendations for vCenter
• Recognize strategies for securing the vSphere management network
• Identify the security recommendations for ESXi hosts
• Explain the importance of the vSphere Security Configuration Guide
• Explain the importance of VMware Security Advisories

3 Securing ESXi

• Explain how to navigate the Direct Console User Interface to configure an ESXi host
• Demonstrate how to configure the ESXi host settings
• Describe how UEFI Secure Boot functions in ESXi hosts
• Demonstrate how to configure the ESXi firewall
• Explain how to configure directory services to authenticate user logins

4 Securing VMs

• Identify the role of vTPM and VBS for securing VMs
• Describe the process of activating encrypted vSphere vMotion

5 vSphere Authentication

• Recognize the identity sources on your vCenter
• Define the term permission in the context of vCenter
• Identify the services used for vCenter Single Sign-On
• Identify methods for two-factor authentication on vCenter
• Configure identity federation

6 vSphere Certificate Authority

• Describe how to replace vCenter certificates in vSphere Certificate Manager
• Explain how the vSphere Client manages ESXi certificates
• Identify common certificate-related issues in vCenter
• Troubleshoot certificate-related issues in vCenter

7 VM Encryption

• Describe the components of a VM encryption architecture
• Explain the process of managing encrypted VMs
• List VM encryption events and alarms

8 Key Provides and the vSphere Trust Authority

• Recognize the role of the Key Provider in vCenter
• Describe vSphere Trust Authority
• List the use cases of vSphere Trust Authority
• Configure vSphere Trust Authority