Security
Table Of Contents
- View Security
- Contents
- View Security
- Horizon 7 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
- Configuring Security Protocols and Cipher Suites for Blast Secure Gateway
- Deploying USB Devices in a Secure Horizon 7 Environment
- HTTP Protection Measures on Connection Servers and Security Servers
Horizon 7 Accounts, Resources,
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Having different accounts for specific components protects against giving individuals more access and
permissions than they need. Knowing the locations of configuration files and other files with sensitive data
aids in setting up security for various host systems.
Note Starting with Horizon 7.0, View Agent is renamed Horizon Agent.
This section includes the following topics:
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Horizon 7 Accounts
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Horizon 7 Resources
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Horizon 7 Log Files
Horizon 7 Accounts
You must set up system and database accounts to administer Horizon 7 components.
Table 1‑1. Horizon 7 System Accounts
Horizon Component Required Accounts
Horizon Client Configure user accounts in Active Directory for the users who have access to remote desktops and
applications. The user accounts must be members of the Remote Desktop Users group, but the
accounts do not require Horizon administrator privileges.
vCenter Server Configure a user account in Active Directory with permission to perform the operations in vCenter
Server that are necessary to support Horizon 7.
For information about the required privileges, see the View Installation document.
View Composer Create a user account in Active Directory to use with View Composer. View Composer requires this
account to join linked-clone desktops to your Active Directory domain.
The user account should not be a Horizon administrative account. Give the account the minimum
privileges that it requires to create and remove computer objects in a specified Active Directory
container. For example, the account does not require domain administrator privileges.
For information about the required privileges, see the View Installation document.
Connection Server When you install Horizon 7, you can specify a specific domain user, the local Administrators group, or a
specific domain user group as Horizon administrators. We recommend creating a dedicated domain
user group of Horizon administrators. The default is the currently logged in domain user.
In Horizon Administrator, you can use View Configuration > Administrators to change the list of
Horizon administrators.
See the View Administration document for information about the privileges that are required.
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