The last option on screen would be used if we had chosen to create a CSR and private key externally, say from OpenSSL. Select ‘ Replace with Certificate generated from vCenter Server’ This is somewhat confusing as it is was the CSR we generated from vCenter and not the certificate. We can now switch back to the Certificate Management Screen in vCenter. Change the file extension for both *.cer files to *.crt Import New Certificates Save the file as chain.cerįor the certificate import to VMCA both certificates need to be in *.crt format. Click Next in the wizard, select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER), and then click Next. Then in the opened certificate click on Details then Copy to file. To do that double click on the downloaded chain.p7b certificate on the desktop. You’ll notice that the Chain certificate was downloaded in *.p7b format so you need to do a quick conversion to get it into BASE64. Save these with a relevant name to a location that you can easily find later.
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Download both the new Certificate and the Certificate Chain and make sure to select Base64. Paste the text obtained from the csr file with everything from and between -–BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST and END CERTIFICATE REQUEST -– To prepare the template see VMware KB 2112009 Once the next screen loads click ‘Submit a certificate request by using a base-64-encoded CMC or PKCS #10 file, or submit a renewal request by using a base-64-encoded PKCS #7 file.’Įnsure you are using the correct certificate template. On the next screen Click ‘advanced certificate request’ Microsoft CA Microsoft CAīrowse to the CA then click ‘Request a certificate’. In my case this is my own Internal Microsoft CA but could be any 3rd party issuer. Now, you can take your CSR to your Certificate Authority and request a certificate. Note here that the private key is kept on the vCenter. On the final wizard screen you will see the generated CSR output where you can save the CSR to a file, recommended if you are sending to your CA or want to file it, or just copy onto the clipboard. Once you have filled out the correct details press next. Some of the fields are mandatory and others are optional. On the next screen you will see the CSR Wizard which should be quite simple to fill out.
Starting at the Certificate Management screen, select the Machine Cert Actions drop down to ‘ Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)’ Certificate Management Notice in the screenshot below the current self signed certificate is showing as ‘not secure’ in the browser which is why we want to replace it. In this article I will be replacing the vCenter self signed certificate with a Custom Certificate issued by my own Internal Microsoft CA. Option 1 renews the current certificate with a new self signed certificate issued from VMCA. Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).If you need to manage those you can do so from the CLI.įrom the Certification Management page under Machine Cert Actions there are a number of options. This is because these will be deprecated in future versions. Notice that solution certificates are not displayed in the GUI. If the vCenter has just been installed then these will be the VMCA self signed certificates. On doing so you can now view Certificate Management where the current Machine Certificate and Trusted Root Certificate are shown. This new vSphere 7 feature for managing certificates can be accessed by using the vSphere Client to log into vCenter and navigating from Home to the Administration section. In vSphere 6.x managing custom certificates with the VMCA was always difficult and fiddly when using the CLI. Author: Paul Published on: ApPublished in: Certificates
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