Module Name
ProtectV StartGuard
Validation Dates
05/13/2014;01/10/2017
Security Level Exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
ProtectV StartGuard authorizes whether or not a virtual machine instance secured by SafeNet ProtectV can be launched. StartGuard enables a challenge response authentication mechanism to be inserted in the boot transition process when ProtectV is being started up, during the transition between the first to second phase of the boot process. StartGuard is configurable to suit customers’ security and privacy requirements.
Tested Configuration(s)
- Windows Server 2012 (x64) on VMware ESXi 5.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R610 (single-user mode)