1. Which VMware security solution provides comprehensive security for virtualized environments?
VMware vShield
VMware vSphere
VMware vRealize
VMware vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vShield
2. What is the primary function of the VMware NSX Distributed Firewall?
To secure network traffic at the virtual machine level
To manage virtual machine storage
To provide load balancing
To back up network configurations
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✅ Correct Answer: To secure network traffic at the virtual machine level
3. Which of the following is a key feature of VMware vSphere security?
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Physical device management
Automated storage backups
Cloud-based firewall
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✅ Correct Answer: Role-based access control (RBAC)
4. What is VMware vSphere’s Secure Boot feature used for?
Preventing the boot of malicious or unauthorized firmware
Encrypting virtual machine disk files
Managing user access to virtual machines
Providing VPN services
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✅ Correct Answer: Preventing the boot of malicious or unauthorized firmware
5. Which tool in VMware vSphere helps secure virtual machine workloads by isolating them from each other?
VMware vSphere Isolation
VMware Storage vMotion
vCenter Server
vSphere Replication
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vSphere Isolation
6. What is the role of VMware vCenter Server in securing virtualized environments?
Centralized management and access control for virtual machines
Provisioning virtual machines automatically
Providing network security services
Managing backup storage
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✅ Correct Answer: Centralized management and access control for virtual machines
7. How does VMware vSAN provide security for virtual machines?
By encrypting data at rest within the virtual storage
By providing load balancing for virtual machine traffic
By monitoring network activity
By controlling access to physical hardware
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✅ Correct Answer: By encrypting data at rest within the virtual storage
8. Which feature of VMware vSphere provides auditing and logging capabilities for security purposes?
vSphere Audit
vSphere HA
vSphere DRS
vSphere vMotion
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✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Audit
9. Which VMware solution integrates with third-party security tools for enhanced security automation?
VMware vRealize Automation
VMware vSphere HA
VMware NSX
VMware vCenter Server
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vRealize Automation
10. How does VMware NSX enhance security in a virtualized environment?
By providing micro-segmentation and network security services
By controlling physical server hardware access
By managing cloud backup services
By encrypting storage devices
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✅ Correct Answer: By providing micro-segmentation and network security services
11. What is VMware vShield used for in a virtualized environment?
To secure virtual machine traffic with advanced firewalls
To manage backup storage for virtual machines
To monitor network throughput
To isolate virtual machines for testing
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✅ Correct Answer: To secure virtual machine traffic with advanced firewalls
12. What is a benefit of implementing VMware Identity Manager?
Centralized user authentication and single sign-on
Physical access control for servers
Virtual machine encryption
Data backup and disaster recovery
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✅ Correct Answer: Centralized user authentication and single sign-on
13. Which VMware feature helps protect data stored on virtual machines?
Encryption at rest
VMware vMotion
VMware vSphere Replication
Virtual machine cloning
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✅ Correct Answer: Encryption at rest
14. How does VMware vSphere ensure secure access to virtual machine resources?
By using role-based access control (RBAC)
By limiting virtual machine memory usage
By providing automatic backups
By providing load balancing
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✅ Correct Answer: By using role-based access control (RBAC)
15. Which feature of VMware NSX helps enforce security policies for each virtual machine?
Distributed firewall
vSphere Distributed Switch
vSphere Storage DRS
vRealize Automation
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✅ Correct Answer: Distributed firewall
16. What is VMware AppDefense designed to protect?
Applications running inside virtual machines
Physical storage devices
Network traffic between virtual machines
Backup data for virtual machines
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✅ Correct Answer: Applications running inside virtual machines
17. Which VMware feature helps secure communications between virtual machines in a cloud environment?
NSX Distributed Firewall
vSphere HA
vSphere vMotion
vCenter Server
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✅ Correct Answer: NSX Distributed Firewall
18. How can VMware vSphere safeguard against malicious access attempts?
By using advanced authentication protocols and logging
By isolating virtual machines on separate hosts
By reducing network traffic
By monitoring physical network devices
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✅ Correct Answer: By using advanced authentication protocols and logging
19. What is the primary role of VMware Identity Manager?
To manage user identities and access control across the VMware environment
To provide data backup for virtual machines
To monitor virtual machine network usage
To manage virtual machine storage configurations
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✅ Correct Answer: To manage user identities and access control across the VMware environment
20. Which VMware security feature helps maintain the integrity of virtualized workloads?
VMware vSphere Security Profiles
VMware vSAN Storage Policies
vCenter Server Templates
vSphere Replication
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware vSphere Security Profiles
21. What is the purpose of NSX Distributed IDS/IPS?
Network threat detection at VM level
Physical network monitoring
Storage encryption
Host hardening
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✅ Correct Answer: Network threat detection at VM level
22. Which VMware feature provides VM-level encryption?
vSphere VM Encryption
vSAN Encryption
NSX Encryption
vCenter Server
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✅ Correct Answer: vSphere VM Encryption
23. What does VMware AppDefense protect against?
Malicious application behavior
Physical theft
Network outages
Storage failures
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✅ Correct Answer: Malicious application behavior
24. Which NSX feature provides micro-segmentation?
Distributed Firewall
Edge Firewall
Service Composer
Logical Switch
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✅ Correct Answer: Distributed Firewall
25. What is the purpose of vSphere Trust Authority?
Secure boot and attestation
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM migration
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✅ Correct Answer: Secure boot and attestation
26. Which VMware product provides identity management?
VMware Identity Manager
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vRealize Automation
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware Identity Manager
27. What does NSX Service Composer provide?
Security policy management
Network routing
Storage provisioning
VM monitoring
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✅ Correct Answer: Security policy management
28. Which feature enables secure multi-tenancy in vSphere?
Role-Based Access Control
vMotion
DRS
HA
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✅ Correct Answer: Role-Based Access Control
29. What is the purpose of vSphere Certificate Manager?
Certificate lifecycle management
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM migration
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✅ Correct Answer: Certificate lifecycle management
30. Which NSX component provides VPN services?
NSX Edge
Distributed Logical Router
Logical Switch
NSX Manager
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✅ Correct Answer: NSX Edge
31. What does vSphere Secure Boot protect against?
Unauthorized firmware/code
Network attacks
Storage failures
VM configuration changes
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✅ Correct Answer: Unauthorized firmware/code
32. Which VMware feature provides log analysis for security?
vRealize Log Insight
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: vRealize Log Insight
33. What is the purpose of NSX Intelligence?
Traffic analysis and recommendations
Network routing
Storage provisioning
VM monitoring
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✅ Correct Answer: Traffic analysis and recommendations
34. Which feature provides encryption for vSAN?
vSAN Encryption
vSphere VM Encryption
NSX Encryption
vCenter Server
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✅ Correct Answer: vSAN Encryption
35. What does VMware Carbon Black integrate with?
Endpoint security
Network switches
Storage arrays
Hypervisors
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✅ Correct Answer: Endpoint security
36. Which NSX feature provides east-west firewall protection?
Distributed Firewall
Edge Firewall
Service Composer
Logical Switch
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✅ Correct Answer: Distributed Firewall
37. What is the purpose of vSphere Audit?
Track configuration changes
Monitor network traffic
Optimize storage
Manage VMs
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✅ Correct Answer: Track configuration changes
38. Which VMware product provides workload protection?
AppDefense
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: AppDefense
39. What does NSX Malware Prevention protect against?
Ransomware/zero-day threats
DDoS attacks
IP spoofing
MAC flooding
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✅ Correct Answer: Ransomware/zero-day threats
40. Which feature provides network traffic encryption in NSX?
NSX TLS Inspection
Distributed Firewall
Service Composer
Logical Switch
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✅ Correct Answer: NSX TLS Inspection
41. What is the purpose of vSphere Shielded VMs?
Protect against admin credential compromise
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM migration
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✅ Correct Answer: Protect against admin credential compromise
42. Which VMware product provides cloud security?
VMware Cloud Foundation
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: VMware Cloud Foundation
43. What does NSX Advanced Threat Prevention provide?
Network threat detection/prevention
Storage encryption
VM monitoring
Host hardening
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✅ Correct Answer: Network threat detection/prevention
44. Which feature enables secure boot for ESXi hosts?
vSphere Trust Authority
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Trust Authority
45. What is the purpose of NSX Service Insertion?
Integrate third-party security services
Network routing
Storage provisioning
VM monitoring
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✅ Correct Answer: Integrate third-party security services
46. Which VMware feature provides file integrity monitoring?
AppDefense
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: AppDefense
47. What does vSphere Network I/O Control provide for security?
Network traffic prioritization
Encryption
Authentication
Authorization
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✅ Correct Answer: Network traffic prioritization
48. Which NSX feature provides DDoS protection?
NSX Advanced Threat Prevention
Distributed Firewall
Service Composer
Logical Switch
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✅ Correct Answer: NSX Advanced Threat Prevention
49. What is the purpose of vSphere Identity Federation?
Centralized authentication
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM migration
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✅ Correct Answer: Centralized authentication
50. Which VMware product provides container security?
Tanzu Service Mesh
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: Tanzu Service Mesh
51. What does NSX Application Platform provide?
Third-party security integration
Network routing
Storage provisioning
VM monitoring
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✅ Correct Answer: Third-party security integration
52. Which feature provides security for vMotion?
vSphere vMotion Encryption
vSAN Encryption
NSX Encryption
vCenter Server
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✅ Correct Answer: vSphere vMotion Encryption
53. What is the purpose of vSphere TPM?
Secure VM attestation
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM migration
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✅ Correct Answer: Secure VM attestation
54. Which VMware feature provides security for Kubernetes?
Tanzu Service Mesh
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: Tanzu Service Mesh
55. What does NSX Federation provide for security?
Cross-site security policies
Network routing
Storage provisioning
VM monitoring
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✅ Correct Answer: Cross-site security policies
56. Which feature provides security for multi-cloud environments?
NSX Cloud
vCenter Server
vSAN
vRealize Automation
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✅ Correct Answer: NSX Cloud
57. What is the purpose of vSphere Certificate Authority?
Internal PKI services
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM migration
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✅ Correct Answer: Internal PKI services
58. Which VMware product provides API security?
NSX Advanced Load Balancer
vCenter Server
vSAN
vRealize Automation
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✅ Correct Answer: NSX Advanced Load Balancer
59. What does vSphere Lifecycle Manager provide for security?
Patch management
Network encryption
Storage optimization
VM migration
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✅ Correct Answer: Patch management
60. Which feature provides security for Tanzu Kubernetes?
Tanzu Service Mesh
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: Tanzu Service Mesh
61. What is the purpose of NSX ALB WAF?
Web application protection
Network routing
Storage provisioning
VM monitoring
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✅ Correct Answer: Web application protection
62. Which VMware feature provides security for VDI?
Horizon Security Server
vCenter Server
NSX Manager
vSAN
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✅ Correct Answer: Horizon Security Server
63. What does vSphere Network Security Policies provide?
Traffic filtering rules
Encryption
Authentication
Authorization
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✅ Correct Answer: Traffic filtering rules