VMware ESX is a popular platform for organizations that are migrating from a physical to a virtual computing environment. While vendors like VMware provide administrative tools for managing their virtualization software, security and compliance gaps may still exist for organizations that have not secured access to the underlying operating system on the host machine. This Centrify chalktalk covers best practices for securing VMware ESX host systems by locking down administrative access and controlling administrator privileges. It also describes how the Centrify Suite combined with Microsoft Active Directory can be used to segregate guest systems and delegate administrative duties for the various business owners.
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Running Time |
21 minutes |
Speaker |
David McNeely |
Moderator |
Frank Cabri |
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Historically, getting Active Directory to work with Linux was a non-trivial, very complex task, Hilf [director of Microsoft's Linux and open source lab] said, before suggesting a product from a Microsoft partner, Centrify DirectControl, as a solution in this regard.
eWeek
August 10, 2005