Chapter 8. Security and Firewall
This chapter covers the following subjects:
• Users and Groups—This section covers how to secure the ESXi host with users, groups, and roles. It also looks at SSH, SSL, certificates, and lockdown mode.
• Strong Passwords—The strength of a user’s password and the password policies are covered in this section.
• Hardening Virtual Machines—An often-overlooked part of security is the security of the virtual machine itself. This section covers how to secure the virtual machine.
• Firewall—This section covers which ports and services are open on the ESXi built-in firewall. It also discusses how to enable and disable services, as well as open and close firewall ports using the vSphere Client, CLI, and PowerCLI.
• Custom ...
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