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Endpoint Protection (EPP) integrations with NSX-T Data Center typically involve installing a security agent on the virtual machines (VMs) in the environment. This agent communicates with the NSX-T Data Center platform to provide security features such as antivirus and intrusion detection.

In order for the agent to work properly, it is important that the correct drivers are installed on the VMs. Typically, this is done by installing VMware tools on the VMs, which provides the necessary drivers. However, in a brownfield environment, the VMs may already have VMware tools installed and the drivers may not be the correct version for the agent to work properly. In this case, it is recommended to perform a custom install of VMware tools and select the drivers specifically for the agent.

References:

VMware NSX-T Data Center Endpoint Protection documentation https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/3.1/com.vmware.nsxt.epp.doc/GUID-C6F7F8C3-2F7B-4D5C-974F-F9C9E5BD5C5F.html

VMware Tools documentation https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-D2F7D8C9-9D05-4F0F-A717-C4B4D4F4E4E4.html

as a system deployed inline with both ALERT and DROP action will provide the ability to block attacks when a match is found

For further reading, see the VMware NSX-T Data Center Administration Guide (https://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-T-Data-Center/index.html#com.vmware.nsxt.admin.doc/GUID-D9A6B1E7-FFCD-47A7-8E0C-FDD3DE6AC2B6.html)  for more information on configuring an IDS/IPS system.

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The two Guest OS drivers that are required for the Identity Firewall to operate are NSX Network Introspection and Guest Introspection. NSX Network Introspection provides network-level visibility and control, while Guest Introspection provides kernel-level visibility and control. The other drivers listed, vmxnet3, NSX File Introspection, and e1000e, are not required for the Identity Firewall to operate.

Zero-Trust Networks is a security concept that assumes that all devices, users, and networks are untrusted until they can be verified. This means that all network-connected devices must be verified for their identity and integrity before they are granted access to resources. This is done continually, meaning that devices are verified every time they try to access a resource, rather than being trusted permanently.

C. Network connected devices should only be trusted if their identity and integrity can be verified continually. This is the main concept of Zero-Trust Networks, every device that wants to access the network should be authenticated and verified its identity and integrity.

References:

Zero Trust Networks, Forrester Research https://www.forrester.com/report/Zero+Trust+Networks/-/E-RES146810

Zero Trust Security: From Theory to Practice, NIST https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800

To configure NSX-T Security Groups inside a distributed firewall rule, the administrator would select the "Security" menu item in the NSX-T Manager user interface.

Within the Security menu, the administrator would navigate to the "Groups" option, where they can create, edit, and manage security groups. These groups can then be used in the "Applied To" column when creating or editing firewall rules.

In the Security menu, administrator can also configure other security features such as firewall, micro-segmentation, intrusion detection and prevention, and endpoint protection.

References:

VMware NSX-T Data Center documentation https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/index.html

VMware NSX-T Data Center Security Groups documentation https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/3.1/com.vmware.nsxt.groups.doc/GUID-8C8DDC52-0B91-4E9F-8D8E-E1649D3C3BBD.html

An unprotected traffic flow in NSX Intelligence is a traffic flow that matches the default distributed firewall rule. The default rule is a catch-all rule which allows all traffic to pass through the distributed firewall, and any traffic flows that match this rule will be marked as unprotected. NSX Intelligence will then generate an alert for any unprotected traffic flows, allowing the administrator to take action to secure the traffic flow. References: [1] https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T/3.0/vmware-nsx-t-30-administration-guide/GUID-D43B9C85-7F4C-4504-8D2B-BC1D7CADB4CD.html  [2] https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/techpaper/vmware-nsx-data-center-for-vsphere-distributed-firewall-deployment-guide.pdf

The red dashed line for the UDP:137 flow in the NSX Intelligence information represents blocked communication. This indicates that the NSX Distributed Firewall has blocked the communication between the source and destination IP addresses on port 137.

For more information on NSX Intelligence and how to use it, please refer to the NSX-T Data Center documentation: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/3.0/nsx-t-3.0-intelligence/GUID-C2B2AF2E-A76A-46B8-A67A-42D7A9E924A9.html

The most likely reason the sa-web-01 VM dvfilter name is missing from the command output is that the sa-web-01 VM is powered off on the ESXi host. The dvfilter name is associated with the VM when it is powered on, and is removed when the VM is powered off. Therefore, if the VM is powered off, then the dvfilter name will not be visible in the command output. Other possible reasons could be that the ESXi host has the firewall turned off, the ESXi host has 5SH disabled, or that the sa-web-01 VM has no firewall rules configured. References: [1] https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143718  [2] https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T/3.0/vmware-nsx-t-30-administration-guide/GUID-AC3CC8A3-B2DE-4A53-8F09-B8EEE3E3C7D1.html

 Component Manager is used to deploy the Partner Service VM on every host of a cluster configured for guest introspection.

For further reading, see the VMware NSX-T Data Center Administration Guide (https://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-T-Data-Center/index.html#com.vmware.nsxt.admin.doc/GUID-ACB4CE1E-4F6E-4B4F-96BF-9FA9DFFF9229.html)  for more information on configuring guest introspection.