Security
Table Of Contents
- View Security
- Contents
- View Security
- View Security Reference
- View Accounts
- View Security Settings
- View Resources
- View Log Files
- View TCP and UDP Ports
- Services on a View Connection Server Host
- Services on a Security Server
- Configuring Security Protocols and Cipher Suites on a View Connection Server Instance or on a Security Server
- Default Global Policies for Security Protocols and Cipher Suites
- Updating JCE Policy Files to Support High-Strength Cipher Suites
- Configuring Global Acceptance and Proposal Policies
- Configure Acceptance Policies on Individual View Servers
- Internet Engineering Task Force Standards
- Perfect Forward Secrecy
- SSLv3 Is Disabled in View
- Deploying USB Devices in a Secure View Environment
- Index
Services on a View Connection Server Host
The operation of View depends on several services that run on a View Connection Server host.
Table 1‑12. View Connection Server Host Services
Service Name
Startup
Type Description
VMware Horizon
View Blast Secure
Gateway
Automatic Provides secure HTML Access services. This service must be running if clients
connect to View Connection Server through the HTML Access Secure Gateway.
VMware Horizon
View Connection
Server
Automatic Provides connection broker services. This service must always be running. If you
start or stop this service, it also starts or stops the Framework, Message Bus,
Security Gateway, and Web services. This service does not start or stop the
VMwareVDMDS service or the VMware Horizon View Script Host service.
VMware Horizon
View Framework
Component
Manual Provides event logging, security, and COM+ framework services. This service must
always be running.
VMware Horizon
View Message Bus
Component
Manual Provides messaging services between the View components. This service must
always be running.
VMware Horizon
View PCoIP Secure
Gateway
Manual Provides PCoIP Secure Gateway services. This service must be running if clients
connect to View Connection Server through the PCoIP Secure Gateway.
VMware Horizon
View Script Host
Disabled Provides support for third-party scripts that run when you delete virtual machines.
This service is disabled by default. You should enable this service if you want to
run scripts.
VMware Horizon
View Security
Gateway
Component
Manual Provides common gateway services. This service must always be running.
VMware Horizon
View Web
Component
Manual Provides web services. This service must always be running.
VMwareVDMDS Automatic Provides LDAP directory services. This service must always be running. During
upgrades of View, this service ensures that existing data is migrated correctly.
Services on a Security Server
The operation of View depends on several services that run on a security server.
Table 1‑13. Security Server Services
Service Name
Startup
Type Description
VMware Horizon
View Blast Secure
Gateway
Automatic Provides secure HTML Access services. This service must be running if clients
connect to this security server through the HTML Access Secure Gateway.
VMware Horizon
View Security
Server
Automatic Provides security server services. This service must always be running. If you start
or stop this service, it also starts or stops the Framework and Security Gateway
services.
VMware Horizon
View Framework
Component
Manual Provides event logging, security, and COM+ framework services. This service must
always be running.
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