VCP-VVF IT Architectures Technologies Standards Practice Question
An infrastructure architect is designing a vSphere Foundation 9.0 environment where virtual machines running cryptographic workloads require hardware random number generator access. Which design approach satisfies this requirement?
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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Configure virtual machines with a virtual hardware random number generator (vHRNG) device backed by the host hardware entropy source.
Providing virtual machines with access to a virtual hardware random number generator (vHRNG) allows guest operating systems to draw entropy from the ESXi host's hardware RNG or TPM.
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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Configure software iSCSI multipathing with round-robin load balancing.
Why it's wrong here
iSCSI multipathing handles storage network paths, not cryptographic random number generation.
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Configure virtual machines with a virtual hardware random number generator (vHRNG) device backed by the host hardware entropy source.
Why this is correct
Correct. vHRNG passes entropy from the ESXi host hardware to the guest OS for secure cryptographic operations.
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Set the virtual machine CPU hot-add setting to active.
Why it's wrong here
CPU hot-add allows dynamic vCPU expansion, unrelated to random number generation.
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Install a third-party USB entropy dongle directly into every virtual machine via software USB redirection.
Why it's wrong here
USB redirection is unreliable for enterprise cryptographic entropy compared to native vHRNG.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official VMware exam blueprint
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