Handling Authentication

OVF Tool generates AUTHENTICATION output messages if access to a resource requires username and password. A vSphere or vCloud locator, a proxy server, or an authenticated URL require usernames and passwords. OVF Tool generates AUTHENTICATION messages only for resources where passwords are not explicitly provided as command-line arguments or as part of the locator.

OVF Tool can authenticate the following types of objects:

• source locators
• target locators
• proxyServer

For source and target locators, you must provide the username on the command-line. If you do not provide a password, OVF Tool generates an AUTHENTICATION message and you must provide the password on STDIN. If the proxy server requires authentication, you must provide both the username and password on STDIN. OVF Tool supports the following commands on STDIN:

For the source password:
   PASSWORDSOURCE
   password
For the target password:
   PASSWORDTARGET
   password
For the proxy:
   PASSWORDPROXY
   username password

For an example of the output of running machineOutput in authentication mode, see Output from Running machineOutput in Import Mode.