Azure Hypervisor Trust and Security

Question

What are some advantages and disadvantages choosing Azures hypervisors in regards trust using a secure infrastructure and hypervisor security features ?

Answer 1

I'm not sure what you are comparing to but there are a number of great security benefits if you use Gen2 Azure virtual machines then you can use trusted launch features such as secure boot, and vTPM.

Here's some links to explain in more detail.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/generation-2

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-portal?tabs=portal

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/plan/plan-hyper-v-security-in-windows-server

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/learn-more/generation-2-virtual-machine-security-settings-for-hyper-v

Answer 2

Hi there,

First the Pros of Hypervisor, with a hypervisor, you can successfully run and monitor concurrent virtual machines on a host. Without it, operating multiple applications on the same hardware often creates conflicts.

VMMs make co-existing on one system possible and consolidate workloads and multiple operating environments. Hypervisor secures the operating environment from internal conflicts.

Now Cons of Hypervisor, it becomes challenging to find reliable hypervisor services for your particular enterprise needs within a budget. Though free and open-source hypervisors are available for the same.

Security may become an issue. While robust, hypervisors may become an easy cyberattack target. Vulnerability increases because of the centralized system, the company network, server rooms, etc.

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