The official VCP65-DCV Exam Preparation Guide covers a lot of security topics, but the vSphere 6.5 Security Guide has richer information and more topics. For example, the following aspects are not considered in the preparation guide:
- Manage the Acceptance Levels of Hosts and VIBs (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-751034F3-5337-4DB2-8272-8DAC0980EACA.html)
- ESXi Passwords and Account Lockout (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-DC96FFDB-F5F2-43EC-8C73-05ACDAE6BE43.html)
- SSH Security (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-EF55F930-AC17-46EF-BF43-1DB2500F0734.html)
- Control Access for CIM-Based Hardware Monitoring Tools (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-645EBD81-CF86-44D7-BE77-224EF963D145.html)
- vCenter Password Requirements and Lockout Behavior (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-4BDBF79A-6C16-43B0-B0B1-637BF5516112.html)
- Set the vCenter Server Password Policy (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-E905038D-A5A3-401E-921D-58A4CD57B07C.html)
- Required Ports for vCenter Server and PSC (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-925370DD-E3D1-455B-81C7-CB28AAF20617.html)
- Additional vCenter Server TCP and UDP Ports (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-ECEA77F5-D38E-4339-9B06-FF9B78E94B68.html)
- Managing TLS Protocol Configuration with the TLS Configurator Utility (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-82028A21-8AB5-4E2E-90B8-A01D1FAD77B1.html)
- Securing vSphere Networking (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-9782B9AA-CB4C-40FF-AD1F-359180545D6E.html)
- Add vCenter Single Sign-On Users (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.psc.doc/GUID-72BFF98C-C530-4C50-BF31-B5779D2A4BBB.html)
- Add a vCenter Single Sign-On Group (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.psc.doc/GUID-7877D42E-9EB3-40D3-B92F-E86559966BBC.html)
- vCenter Single Sign-On Security Best Practices (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.psc.doc/GUID-0073F0C0-2987-492F-9B6B-4E998E4DBC1B.html)
- Troubleshooting PSC (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.psc.doc/GUID-24E58D0D-9138-4273-A6A5-C73F6CF379C3.html)
- Limit Informational Messages from Virtual Machines to VMX Files (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-91BF834E-CB92-4014-8CF7-29CE40F3E8A3.html)
