Guide to Security for Full Virtualization Technologies
Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Karen Scarfone Murugiah Souppaya Paul Hoffman
NIST Special Publication 800-125
Guide to Security for Full Virtualization Technologies Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Karen Scarfone Murugiah Souppaya Paul Hoffman
C O M P U T E R
S E C U R I T Y
Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 January 2011
U.S. Department of Commerce
Gary Locke, Secretary
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Patrick D. Gallagher, Director
GUIDE TO SECURITY FOR FULL VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES
Reports on Computer Systems Technology
The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by providing technical leadership for the nation’s measurement and standards infrastructure. ITL develops tests, test methods, reference data, proof of concept implementations, and technical analysis to advance the development and productive use of information technology. ITL’s responsibilities include the development of technical, physical, administrative, and management standards and guidelines for the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive unclassified information in Federal computer systems. This Special Publication 800-series reports on ITL’s research, guidance, and outreach efforts in computer security and its collaborative activities with industry, government, and academic organizations.
National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-125 Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Spec. Publ. 800-125, 35 pages (January 2010)
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