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Configuring VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and SpoofGuard

In this chapter, you will learn how to configure the VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and SpoofGuard. We will be looking at the following recipes:

Verifying NSX DFW component status
Configuring IP discovery for Virtual Machines
Working with SpoofGuard
Excluding Virtual Machines from DFW protection
Configuring DFW session timeout
Creating Security Policy Rules from the Firewall Table Menu
Creating Security Policy Rules from the Service Composer menu
Verifying DFW rules
Leveraging the DFW Applied To field
Deploying Network or Guest Introspection services
Configuring the Identity Firewall

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