Browser-Based Certificate Login

If you deployed the VCH with client and server authentication by using --tls-cname or by specifying a static IP address on the client network, you can use browser-based certificate authentication to access the VCH Admin Portal. In this way, you do not need to provide the vSphere credentials each time that you log in to VCH Admin.

Prerequisites

• You deployed a VCH with --tls-cname or a static IP address for the VCH on the client network.
• Use Firefox. Currently, this feature is only supported with Firefox.

• Locate the file named cert.pfx on the system on which you ran vic-machine create. The cert.pfx is located in either of the following locations:

  • In the folder with the same name as the VCH, in the directory from which you ran vic-machine create.
  • In a folder that you specified in the vic-machine create --cert-path option.

Procedure

1. In Firefox, select Tools > Options and select Advanced.
2. Click View Certificates.
3. Click Import.
4. Browse to the cert.pfx file and click Open.

5. Click OK.

   Do not enter a password when prompted.

Result

You see a message stating that the certificate was successfully installed. With the VCH certificate installed in your browser, you can navigate to https://vch_address:2378/ or to one of the log pages without having to enter the vSphere credentials.