CCSP Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security Practice Question
A security architect is designing a multi-tenant cloud environment. Which type of hypervisor provides the strongest isolation for tenant virtual machines by running directly on the hardware without a host operating system?
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Type 1 hypervisor
Type 1 (bare-metal) hypervisors run directly on hardware, reducing the attack surface and improving isolation compared to Type 2 hypervisors that run on an OS.
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Type 1 hypervisor
Why this is correct
Correct: Type 1 hypervisors run directly on hardware and provide strong isolation.
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Type 2 hypervisor
Why it's wrong here
Type 2 runs on a host OS, adding complexity and potential vulnerabilities.
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Virtual machine monitor in user space
Why it's wrong here
Not a standard hypervisor type; lacks hardware-level isolation.
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Container runtime
Why it's wrong here
Container runtimes share the host kernel, providing weaker isolation than hypervisors.
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