vSphere Security Testing Automation

Can security tests follow vSphere changes?

A change to a rule or permission could surface through an API or management interface. Testing also had to reach different vSphere setups.

Across interfaces and configurations

Company: Cloud and virtualization security software provider
Outcome: Reusable test assets and validation across named vSphere configurations

Alert conditions, API requests, and RBAC operations needed different tests. VMware management interfaces and deployment modes added more conditions to check.

Run SSL aware REST API tests
Automate RBAC operations with PowerCLI
Compare Web and Windows management operations
Test distinct vSphere deployment setups

The company gained reusable automation and validation across the management interfaces and configurations in scope. Calsoft built the test frameworks, compared Web and Windows operations, and prepared environments for feature and regression testing.

Business Value

Consistent API tests

An SSL aware framework gave REST API tests a repeatable execution path

Reusable RBAC scripts

PowerCLI tests exercised RBAC operations and gave users scripts to build on

Interface clarity

Web and Windows interface comparisons informed tests for evolving operations

Wider setup coverage

Router, linked, and vCenter Server Appliance setups expanded test contexts

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