You can import certificates of servers that VMware Cloud Director communicates with, such as vCenter Server, NSX-V Manager, and so on.

Note: Instead of importing certificates manually, you can test the connection to the remote server and establish a trust relationship with it. See Test the VMware Cloud Director Connection to a Remote Server and Establish a Trust Relationship Using the Tenant Portal.
When using VMware Cloud Director in FIPS mode, you must use FIPS-compatible private keys. You can use pyOpenSSL to generate private keys in FIPS-compatible PKCS#8 format. If you generate PKCS#8 private keys by using OpenSSL, the private keys are not FIPS-compatible. For more information about FIPS mode, see Activate FIPS Mode on the Cells in the Server Group or Activate or Deactivate FIPS Mode on the VMware Cloud Director Appliance. You can import trusted certificates by selecting a PEM file, containing the certificates to be imported.

Prerequisites

Verify that your role includes the Truststore: Manage right.

Procedure

  1. From the top navigation bar, select Administration.
  2. In the left panel, under Certificate Management, select Trusted Certificates and click Import.
  3. Upload a PEM file containing the certificates that you want to import and click Import.
  4. (Optional) Edit the certificate name.
  5. Click Import.

What to do next

  • Download a certificate.
  • Edit a certificate name.
  • Delete a certificate.
  • Copy the PEM data to the clipboard.