Updated Information

This vSphere Security document is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.

This table provides the update history of the vSphere Security documentation.

Revision	Description
13 AUG 2020	At VMware, we value inclusion. To foster this principle within our customer, partner, and internal community, we are replacing some of the terminology in our content. We have updated this guide to remove instances of non-inclusive language.
18 JUN 2020	Updated Required Privileges for Common Tasks to show required privileges for adding a single host to a data center and adding multiple hosts to cluster. Updated Replacing ESXi SSL Certificates and Keys with a link to the VMware knowledge base article at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/56441 (Configuring Custom Certificates on ESXi hosts to authenticate vSAN hosts). Added port 15080 (Analytics service internal port) to Additional vCenter Server TCP and UDP Ports. Minor update to Remove Virtual Trusted Platform Module from a Virtual Machine.
28 APR 2020	Updated Replacing ESXi SSL Certificates and Keys to refer to the correct information about using custom certificates. Minor update to Prevent a Virtual Machine User or Process from Disconnecting Devices. Updated required privileges for moving hosts into a cluster in Required Privileges for Common Tasks. Added information about VMware Remote Console version 11.0 to Connecting to the Virtual Machine Console Through a Firewall. Removed the cross reference to "Enable or Disable a Service" from Enable vSphere Authentication Proxy, as it does not apply to vCenter Server. Minor update to Use the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) to Enable Access to the ESXi Shell. Updated videos in Add Allowed IP Addresses for an ESXi Host and ESXi Firewall Configuration to show the vSphere Client. Added a reference to the vSphere Networking documentation about configuring virtual machine adapters for promiscuous mode in Promiscuous Mode Operation. ESXi Certificate Default Settings now shows the correct parameter for "Number of days the certificate is valid" (vpxd.certmgmt.certs.daysValid).
23 DEC 2019	Corrected the information about Port 80 and Port 9000 to show that they are outgoing firewall connections in Incoming and Outgoing Firewall Ports for ESXi Hosts. Corrected a link in About DISA STIGs.
14 NOV 2019	Added information about vSphere support for the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 in About vSphere Security. Added log filename and location for Quick Boot to ESXi Log File Locations. Corrected the information about Port 9080 to show that it is an incoming firewall connection in Incoming and Outgoing Firewall Ports for ESXi Hosts.
27 AUG 2019	Corrected steps in Synchronize ESXi Clocks with a Network Time Server. Made minor update to Virtual Machine Service Configuration Privileges.
10 JUL 2019	Updated Virtualization-based Security Best Practices, Enable Virtualization-based Security on a Virtual Machine, and Enable Virtualization-based Security on an Existing Virtual Machine, to reflect that virtualization-based security (VBS) is now supported on Microsoft Server 2019. Made minor updates to Virtual Machine Encryption Interoperability and Encrypted vSphere vMotion.
11 APR 2019	Initial release.