Use the vSphere Client to obtain certificates, so you don’t have
to install another client on your development workstation. You can download the VMware
Certificate Authority root and leaf certificates and then add them to the operating system
root store of the system from which you are connecting to the vCenter Server system.
Procedure
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From a client system Web browser, go to the URL of the
vCenter Server instance.
https://my-vc-name.example.com
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Click the
Download trusted root CA
certificates link at the bottom of the grey box on the right and
download the file.
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If needed, change the extension of the file to .zip.
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The file is a ZIP file of all root
certificates and all CRLs in the VMware Endpoint Certificate Store (VECS).
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Extract the contents of the ZIP file.
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The result is a
.certs folder that
contains two types of files. Files with a number as the extension (.0, .1, and
so on) are root certificates. Files with an extension that starts with an r
(.r0,. r1, and so on) are CRL files associated with a certificate.
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Install the certificate files as trusted
certificates by following the process that is appropriate for your operating
system.
Firefox has its own
trusted roots store and does not use the operating system store. If you are
working with Firefox, download the certificate as described above, and then
select
, click
Advanced, and click
Certificates to import
the certificate into Firefox.
What to do next
After you obtain the certificate from each
target server, follow the other setup steps appropriate for your programing
language. For C# developers, see
Setting Up for C# Development with the Web Services SDK. For Java developers, see
Set Up for Java Development for the Web Services SDK.
For the latest information about certificates, see the vSphere Security guide at
http://docs.vmware.com//.