In this chapter, you will learn how to configure the VMware NSX Distributed Firewall (DFW) and SpoofGuard. We will be looking at the following recipes:
- Verifying NSX DFW component status
- Configuring IP discovery for Virtual Machines
- Working with SpoofGuard
- Excluding Virtual Machines from DFW protection
- Configuring DFW session timeout
- Creating Security Policy Rules from the Firewall Table Menu
- Creating Security Policy Rules from the Service Composer menu
- Verifying DFW rules
- Leveraging the DFW Applied To field
- Deploying Network or Guest Introspection services
- Configuring the Identity Firewall
