Specifications

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Chapter 6 Administering ESX Server
access!and!enable!SSH,!telnet,!and!FTP!access!to!the!server!and!enable!NFS!file!sharing.!
The!following!standard!security!settings!are!available:
! The!server!is!set!to!High!security!by!default,!which!does!not!allow!unencrypted!
VMware!Management!Interface!and!Remote!Console!sessions.!High!security!
enables!SSH!access!for!secure!remote!login!sessions,!but!it!also!disables!FTP,!Telnet,!
and!NFS!file!sharing!services.
! Choose!Medium!security!to!disallow!unencrypted!VMware!Management!
Interface!and!Remote!Console!sessions.!Normal!access!enables!FTP ,!Telnet,!NFS!file!
sharing,!and!secure!remote!login!(SSH)!services.
! Choose!Low!security!to!allow!unencrypted!VMware!Management!Interface!and!
VMware!Remote!Console!sessions,!FTP ,!Telnet,!NFS!file!sharing,!and!secure!remote!
login!(SSH)!services.
Using Custom Security Settings
By!customizing!your!security!settings,!you!can!enable!or!disable!settings!that!provide!
access!to!the!server,!such!as!unencrypted!Web!access,!SSH,!telnet,!FTP ,!and!NFS!file!
sharing.!To!customize!your!security!settings,!click!Custom.!The!Security!Settings!dialog!
box!changes!to!allow!you!to!choose!specific!security!settings.
Figure 6-3.
Security Settings dialog box
Select!the!check!boxes!for!items!you!want!to!enable,!and!click!OK.