vSphere Server
Certificates
The VMware vSphere API is available as a secure Web service.
Secure Web service means that, by default, ESXi and vCenter Server are configured for HTTPS and
support SSL to encrypt communications. This appendix explains how to manage the certificates
needed for secure communications.
Secure Client-Server Communications Simplified Security Setup for Development Environment javax.net.ssl.TrustManager interface that returns true rather than actually verifying certificates during the SSL handshake. You can see examples of such a class in the Java code samples included with the vSphere Web Services SDK. Obtaining Server Certificates Creating a Security Certificate for .NET SSO Samples