Nicira, Inc.

Changyan Chi

Yao Zhang

Wen Jie Wang

Wenping Fan

Hong Yue

Xiansheng Yu

Example methods are provided for a host to perform authentication offload in a virtualized computing environment that includes the host and a destination server. The method may comprise detecting, from a virtualized computing instance, a packet destined for the destination server. The method may also comprise: in response to determination that the detected packet is an authentication request, obtaining, from the virtualized computing instance, metadata associated with a client application for which authentication is requested; and sending the authentication request and the metadata to the destination server to cause the destination server to authenticate the client application based on the metadata.

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Beijing, China

Changyan Chi