VCP-VVF IT Architectures Technologies Standards Practice Question
An architect is planning the deployment of ESXi hosts in a secure data center. Which technology provides hardware-root-of-trust verification of the ESXi bootloader and kernel during server startup?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip installed on the server motherboard.
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 provides a hardware root of trust to measure and verify the integrity of the ESXi boot components.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS).
Why it's wrong here
AD CS issues enterprise digital certificates, it is not a hardware boot verification chip.
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip installed on the server motherboard.
Why this is correct
Correct. TPM 2.0 measures boot components to ensure the hypervisor has not been tampered with.
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Hardware RAID controllers with battery backup units.
Why it's wrong here
RAID controllers protect data against disk drive failures.
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Software-based IPsec tunnel endpoints.
Why it's wrong here
IPsec protects network data streams, not physical boot integrity.
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