Understanding vCenter Single Sign-On

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To effectively manage vCenter Single Sign-On, you need to understand the underlying architecture and how it affects installation and upgrades.

How vCenter Single Sign-On Protects Your Environment
vCenter Single Sign-On allows vSphere components to communicate with each other through a secure token mechanism.
vCenter Single Sign-On Components
vCenter Single Sign-On includes the Security Token Service (STS), an administration server, and vCenter Lookup Service, as well as the VMware Directory Service (vmdir). The VMware Directory Service is also used for certificate management.
How vCenter Single Sign-On Affects Installation
Starting with version 5.1, vSphere includes a vCenter Single Sign-On service as part of the vCenter Server management infrastructure. This change affects vCenter Server installation.
Using vCenter Single Sign-On with vSphere
When a user logs in to a vSphere component or when a vCenter Server solution user accesses another vCenter Server service, vCenter Single Sign-On performs authentication. Users must be authenticated with vCenter Single Sign-On and have the necessary privileges for interacting with vSphere objects.
Groups in the vCenter Single Sign-On Domain
The vCenter Single Sign-On domain (vsphere.local by default) includes several predefined groups. Add users to one of those groups to enable them to perform the corresponding actions.

Parent topic: vSphere Authentication with vCenter Single Sign-On

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