vmware encryption

[userSmith]

Hello,

Is it possible in vmware 6 to encrypt VMs on vm level nativly, without 3rd party tools ? I know I can encrypt on OS level but I want to be secure in case vm file is stolen/copied, etc...

MS implement quite nice feature in newest hyper-v; Guarded fabric and shielded VMs. Is it possible to do something similar in vmware solution (without 3rd poarty tools) ?

Many thanks in advance!

[MKguy]

vSphere 6 currently does not offer any form of storage or VM-level encryption features. This might change with a future release (try to get in the beta program), but at the moment you only have two options:

1. Encryption at the physical array/disk level

2. Encryption inside the Guest OS

[userSmith]

Many thanks for info!

Cheers!

[a_p_]

VMworld 2016 session INF8856 - vSphere Encryption Deep Dive: Technology Preview as well as other sessions are available via e.g. https://github.com/lamw/vmworld2016-session-urls/blob/master/playback-urls.md

André