Software Virtualization Solution Security

Wednesday, 03 May 2006 by Michel Roth

The SVS development team went to great lengths (and spent a few long weekends) to ensure that system security was not compromised by installing or running SVS. This article explains the security behind the product.

Software Virtualization Solution uses the security systems that are built into the Windows NT family of operating systems. Access to Software Virtualization Solution is controlled by Access Control Lists (ACLs) in the registry and file system. The ability to protect files and directories through ACLs requires the use of the NTFS file system. ACLs on virtualized items (registry entries, files, and services) are persisted normally and Software Virtualization Solution moves the ACLs when a Virtual Software Package (VSP) is exported and imported. This section explains how SVS handles rights on virtual files, and the on-disk structure of a VSP. It also explains how to make sure that anti-virus, inventory, and other programs function correctly in the virtualized environment.

Read the full article here.

Thanks to virtualization.info for the pointer.