According to the Network Bachelor article1, an IDS signature contains data used to identify an attacker's attempt to exploit a known vulnerability in both the operating system and applications. This implies that statement B is true. According to the VMware NSX Documentation2, IDS/IPS Profiles are used to group signatures, which can then be applied to select applications and traffic. This implies that statement E is true. Statement A is false because users cannot upload their own IDS signature definitions, they have to use the ones provided by VMware or Trustwave3. Statement C is false because an IDS signature does not contain data used to identify the creator of known exploits and vulnerabilities, only the exploits and vulnerabilities themselves. Statement D is false because IDS signatures are classified into one of the following severity categories: Critical, High, Medium, Low, or Informational1.
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https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-SD-WAN/5.4/VMware-SD-WAN-Administration-Guide/GUID-0BB81F8D-70EB-42D4-ABAF-F80C8F77A4CB.html

According to the VMware NSX 4.x Professional documents and tutorials, BFD is a failover detection protocol that provides fast and reliable detection of link failures between two routing devices. BFD can be used with ECMP routing to monitor the health of the ECMP paths and trigger a route change in case of a failure12. BFD is supported by both BGP and OSPF routing protocols in NSX-T3. BFD can also be configured with different timers to achieve different detection times3.

The insertion point for East-West network introspection in NSX is at the Guest VM vNIC (virtual Network Interface Card). By inspecting traffic at the vNIC level, NSX can monitor and apply security policies to traffic between virtual machines (East-West traffic) within the same network segment or data center, providing detailed security controls for VM-to-VM communication.

VMware recommends setting the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) to 1700 or greater for NSX deployments. This is to ensure that the VXLAN encapsulation, which adds overhead to the original Ethernet frame, can be accommodated without fragmentation. This MTU requirement includes the entire data center network, including inter-data center connections, to ensure consistent communication across all network components involved in the NSX deployment.

VMware Aria Operations Networks (formerly known as vRealize Network Insight) is a tool specifically designed for network visibility and troubleshooting. It provides insights into both virtual and physical network infrastructures, making it ideal for identifying problems in a physical network.