View includes several configuration files and similar resources that must be protected.

Table 1. View Connection Server and Security Server Resources

Resource

Location

Protection

LDAP settings

Not applicable.

LDAP data is protected automatically as part of role-based access control.

LDAP backup files

<Drive Letter>:\Programdata\VMWare\VDM\backups (Windows Server 2008)

Protected by access control.

locked.properties

(Certificate properties file)

install_directory\VMware\VMware View\Server\sslgateway\conf

Can be protected by access control. Ensure that this file is secured against access by any user other than View administrators.

Log files

See View Log Files

Protected by access control.

web.xml

(Tomcat configuration file)

install_directory\VMware View\Server\broker\web apps\ROOT\Web INF

Protected by access control.