DDOS provides multiple security enhancements for the DDMC Smart Scale feature. With Smart Scale, the following communications occur over the site network:
- DDMC to vCenter
- Between DDMC and the DD Namespace VM (DDNVM)
- Between DDMC and the systems in the Smart Scale system pool
The following safeguards are built into Smart Scale to secure all network traffic.
- Securing communication between DDMC and vCenter—The connection between DDMC and vCenter must be over a trusted SSL/TLS channel.
- Securing communication between DDMC and the DDNVM—DDMC uses a shared-secret embedded in the DDNVM OVA to set up secure communication with certificates between DDMC and the DDNVM.
- Securing communication between DDMC and the systems in the Smart Scale appliance pool—Mutual trust is configured between DDMC and each individual system.
- Certificate management—DDMC uses self-signed root Certificate Authority to issue certificates for services on DDMC and the DDNVM.