Virtualized Application Performance Through Disabling of Unnecessary Functions

摘要

Improved virtualized application performance is provided through disabling of unnecessary functions, such as unnecessary encryption and decryption operations. An example method performed by a hypervisor includes the steps of obtaining a request to one or more of encrypt and decrypt a communication between a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine; determining if the first and second virtual machines execute on a same host as the hypervisor (e.g., by evaluating a context of the communication); and processing the communication without encrypting or decrypting the communication if the first and second virtual machines execute on the same host. Lawful Interception is performed by forwarding an unencrypted version of the communication to an authorized agency. When the communication traverses a switch and/or a router between the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine, an unencrypted version of the communication is placed in a queue within a buffer and a random value and/or an all-zero value is returned to a caller.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
obtaining a request to one or more of encrypt and decrypt a communication between a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine; determining if said first and second virtual machines execute on a same host as a hypervisor that implements said method; and processing said communication without encrypting or decrypting said communication if said first and second virtual machines execute on said same host.