User`s manual

Workstation User’s Manual
382 VMware, Inc.
Withvirtualrightsmanagement,built‐incopyprotectioncontrols,andautomatic
encryption,VMwareACEhelpspreventtheft,tampering,andunauthorizedcopyingof
applications,data,systemsettings,andfiles.Administratorscanprotectdataand
ensurecompliancewithITpolicies,includingsoftwarelife‐cyclemanagementand
accesstodataandapplications.
Key Features of VMware ACE
ThekeyfeaturesofVMwareACEincludemanageability,security,andusability.
Manageability
 Createstandardizedhardware‐independentPCenvironmentsanddeploythemto
anyPCthroughouttheextendedenterprise.
 Controlthevirtualmachine’slife‐cycle,securitysettings,networksettings,system
configuration,anduserinterfacecapabilities.
 Trackinstancesthroughtheuserinterface.Viewandmanagetheactivation,
expiration,andotherpoliciesofinstancesmanagedwithACEManagement
Server.
Security
 Rules‐basednetworkaccessletsyouidentifyandquarantineunauthorizedor
out‐of‐dateACEinstances.EnableaccesstothenetworkoncetheACEinstance
complieswithITpolicies.
 Tamper‐resistantcomputingenvironmentprotectstheentireACEinstanceand
package,includingdataandsystemconfiguration,withseamlessencryption.
 Copy‐protectedcomputingenvironmentpreventsusersfromcopyingenterprise
information.
 Roles‐basedSSLcommunicationprovidesasecureprotocolbetweentheACE
ManagementServerandclient.
 ResourcesigningletsyouspecifythatACEResourcefilesbeprotectedfromall
tampering.