Which one of the following is NOT one of the use-cases of Distributed Intrusion Detection...

VMware vDefend Distributed IDS/IPS is a highly specialized, software-based inspection engine designed specifically to detect and block malicious payloads (exploits) moving laterally (East-West) between virtual machines. Because it operates at the vNIC level, it is perfect for achieving regulatory compliance (Option D), protecting critical internal apps (Option B), and stopping lateral movement (Option C).

However, it is not a router . Providing internet access routing to an air-gapped network is a fundamental routing and NAT function (typically handled by a Tier-0/Tier-1 Gateway or a physical perimeter firewall), completely unrelated to the Deep Packet Inspection signature-matching functions of the Distributed IDS engine.

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