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VMware vDefend Firewall is a software-defined L7 firewall designed to secure traffic across physical and virtual workloads. A single solution comprises VMware vDefend Distributed Firewall and VMware vDefend Gateway Firewall capabilities to deliver consistent protection into the hypervisor and across workloads running on physical servers. Stateful firewalling and complete visibility into all applications and flows give you superior security with policy automation linked to the workload lifecycle. Unlike traditional firewalls requiring network redesign and traffic hair-pinning, VMware vDefend distributes firewalling capabilities to each host, radically simplifying the security architecture. This is a much more straightforward operational model, making it easier for security teams to secure the infrastructure, create virtual zones, and protect critical applications.