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Jump Host (Bastion Host)

A hardened, closely monitored system that serves as the single controlled entry point into a protected network segment. Administrators connect to it first with strong authentication, and all administrative sessions to sensitive infrastructure pass through it and are logged there.

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How to Isolate a Virtualization Management Plane from the Rest of the Network

The fastest way to survive a vCenter zero-day is to make the appliance unreachable. Segment the management interfaces, force access through a jump host, filter egress, and monitor the little traffic that remains.

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