HyTrust recently demonstrated new technological capabilities jointly developed with Intel and VMware, aimed at enhancing security and policy enforcement in cloud computing environments.
This proof of concept combines HyTrust Appliance with Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) and VMware platform technology currently in development to show customers how they can build and enforce policies that govern the behavior of virtualized cloud infrastructure.
Cloud computing is gaining momentum as a way for customers to dynamically scale virtualized computing resources as a service on demand based on business need. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the “cloud” that supports them. As customers turn to cloud computing for its benefits—convenient, cost effective, on-demand access of computing resources—they are seeking a trusted platform that is secure and provides service identity.
As part of the combined solution, Intel TXT helps attest to platform identity and trust-worthiness with hardware-based mechanisms that enable controlled launch and registration of critical infrastructure software, helping to establish trust and protect the confidentiality and integrity of software applications and data—a critical prerequisite for building a trusted cloud computing platform. Combining VMware platform technology currently in development with the HyTrust Appliance complement Intel TXT boot measurement via the VMware vSphere 4 Web Services SDK to determine and manage which virtualized cloud operations are allowed or disallowed based on the integrity of the underlying platform.
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