VMware vSphere 8.x Professional (VCP-DCV 2022) — Question 65

An administrator wants to leverage the processor-specific technology that uses a security extension for securing virtual machines (VMs). This will allow user-level code to define private regions of memory called enclaves that are protected from external access.
What does the administrator need to configure to enable VMs to use this technology?

Answer options

• A. Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
• B. Virtual Intel Software Guard Extensions (vSGX)
• C. Advanced Encryption Standard-New Instructions (AES-NI)
• D. Transparent Page Sharing (TPS)

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as Virtual Intel Software Guard Extensions (vSGX) specifically enables the creation of secure enclaves within virtual machines. The other options, such as Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Advanced Encryption Standard-New Instructions (AES-NI), do not provide the same capability for defining private memory regions, while Transparent Page Sharing (TPS) is unrelated to security features.