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PUBLICATIONS

Extending Network Security into Virtualized Infrastructure

Published

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

Abstract

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-125B, "Secure Virtual Network Configuration for Virtual Machine (VM) Protection." That publication provides an analysis of various virtual network configuration options for protection of VMs and to present recommendations based on the analysis.
Citation
ITL Bulletin - June 2016
Report Number
June 2016
NIST Pub Series
ITL Bulletin
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

overlay network, virtual firewall, virtual machine, virtual network segmentation, VLAN
Information technology and Cybersecurity and privacy

Citation

Chandramouli, R. , Feldman, L. and Witte, G. (2016), Extending Network Security into Virtualized Infrastructure, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=921051 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created June 3, 2016, Updated February 19, 2017
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