Security
Table Of Contents
- View Security
- Contents
- View Security
- View Accounts, Resources, and Log Files
- View Security Settings
- Ports and Services
- 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
- Configuring Global Acceptance and Proposal Policies
- Configure Acceptance Policies on Individual View Servers
- Configure Proposal Policies on View Desktops
- Internet Engineering Task Force Standards
- Older Protocols and Ciphers Disabled in View
- Reducing MIME Type Security Risks
- Mitigating Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- Content Type Checking
- Origin Checking
- Configuring Security Protocols and Cipher Suites for Blast Secure Gateway
- Deploying USB Devices in a Secure View Environment
- Index
Table 3‑2. View Connection Server Host Services (Continued)
Service Name
Startup
Type Description
VMware Horizon 6
Framework
Component
Manual Provides event logging, security, and COM+ framework services. This service must
always be running.
VMware Horizon 6
Message Bus
Component
Manual Provides messaging services between the View components. This service must
always be running.
VMware Horizon 6
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 6
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 6
Security Gateway
Component
Manual Provides common gateway services. This service must always be running.
VMware Horizon 6
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 3‑3. Security Server Services
Service Name
Startup
Type Description
VMware Horizon 6
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 6
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 6
Framework
Component
Manual Provides event logging, security, and COM+ framework services. This service must
always be running.
VMware Horizon 6
PCoIP Secure
Gateway
Manual Provides PCoIP Secure Gateway services. This service must be running if clients
connect to this security server through the PCoIP Secure Gateway.
VMware Horizon 6
Security Gateway
Component
Manual Provides common gateway services. This service must always be running.
View Security
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