http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/steps-along-the-path-of-enlightenment/ A SearchServerVirtualization.com blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:46:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/steps-along-the-path-of-enlightenment/#comment-1070 Simon Crosby Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:52:00 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/03/30/steps-along-the-path-of-enlightenment/#comment-1070 Yes, that is absolutely true. Which is why the paravirtualization interface's security is paramount. Fortunately it is (a) minimal (b) designed to be secure (c) massively tested in implementation through fuzzing the interfaces and various other attacks. Thus far I'm not aware of any known exploits of the PV protocol. Regards, Simon Yes, that is absolutely true. Which is why the paravirtualization interface’s security is paramount. Fortunately it is (a) minimal (b) designed to be secure (c) massively tested in implementation through fuzzing the interfaces and various other attacks. Thus far I’m not aware of any known exploits of the PV protocol. Regards, Simon

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/steps-along-the-path-of-enlightenment/#comment-1069 Security in "Virtual Clouds" « Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:50:39 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/03/30/steps-along-the-path-of-enlightenment/#comment-1069 [...] What if you could breach the hypervisor? best practice would dictate firewalling off the management traffic to the service console to a management network but what if you could exploit the VM Tools or other enlightenments/paravirtualizations to compromise the hypervisor - if you could you own every VM it’s running. [...] [...] What if you could breach the hypervisor? best practice would dictate firewalling off the management traffic to the service console to a management network but what if you could exploit the VM Tools or other enlightenments/paravirtualizations to compromise the hypervisor - if you could you own every VM it’s running. [...]

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