A few weeks back we invited Jeff Hunter to join us in a “Back to Basics” episode where we covered vCenter settings and how they pertain to vSAN. The feedback from this episode was clear: more like this. Message received. This week we welcome VMware security gurus Mike Foley and Bob Plankers to continue the “Back to Basics” series covering Core Services.
Timeline
4:40 DNS
10:29 The importance of time
12:15 Certificate Authority
16:30 Authentication
24:20 Encryption
26:55 Design for non-disruptive patching
34:00 vSphere Central resources
Links Mentioned
- vSphere 6.7 is out! This blog article covers *all* of the new security content available!
- vSphere 6.5/vSAN 6.6 Encryption FAQ. (This includes 6.7)
- VM Encryption Performance White-paper
- VMworld Session #STO1960BU vSphere Encryption for Virtual Machines and vSAN Encryption Deep Dive
- Mike’s Blog: I’m Tellin Ya Now!
- Bob’s Blog: The Lone SysAdmin
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