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Manage certificates for
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 products

The
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 Locker allows you to manage certificates for the various suite products. You can manage certificates, including generate a new certificate, for products that are deployed by
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
.
  • Certificates that are about to expire in less than 15 days cannot be imported.
  • To manage the certificate for an imported environment, add the certificate in the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     and perform inventory sync so that the certificate is mapped to the imported environment, after which replace certificate and scale-out wizards will be aware of the existing certificate.
  1. From the
    VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
     My Services dashboard, click
    Locker
    .
  2. You can either select
    Generate
    ,
    Import
    , or
    Generate CSR
    .
    Option
    Description
    Generate
    1. Enter the required text boxes.
    2. Select the length of the Key.
    3. Enter the valid
      Server Domain/Hostname
      . You can also include the wildcard certificate. For example, you can enter
      *.sql.local
      .
    4. Enter the
      FQDN
       or
      IP Address
      .
    5. Click
      Generate
      .
    Import
    1. Enter a valid certificate name.
    2. In the
      Passphrase
       text box, enter
      Cert-Password
       (if applicable).
    3. Click
      Browse File
       and browse to the saved PEM file.
    4. When you upload a PEM file, the private key and certificate chain details are populated automatically.
    5. Enter the private key and certificate chain details manually.
    6. Click
      Import
      .
    The requirements for PEM file are:
    • Both certificate chain and key must be in the same file.
    • The PEM file that are imported can have 2048 bits key or 4096 bits key.
    • If the PEM file certificate is encrypted then the passphrase must be provided while importing the certificate into
      VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
      .
    Generate CSR
    1. Enter the required text boxes.
    2. Select the length of the key.
    3. Enter a valid domain name. You can also include the wildcard certificate. For example, you can enter
      *.sql.local
      .
    4. Enter the IP address in which you are assigning the certificate.
    Generate CSR downloads a PEM file. This file can be taken to the certificate authority for signing and can be made as a trusted certificate. The pem file downloaded will have the private key and certificate request chain. You must be cautious and share only the CSR part of the pem file but not the key for the certificate signing.
  3. Click
    Generate
    .
  4. You can click the certificate from the inventory to view the details and its associated environments with their products.
  5. To download or replace the certificate, click the vertical ellipses on the certificate.
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
 generates a new certificate for the specific domain provided by the user.

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