Dec 30, 2013 Configuring Public/Private Key Authentication for ESXi SSH As part of my VCAP-DCA study guide, I recently did a post on ESXi Lockdown mode. As discussed in the post, when lockdown mode is enabled, all access to the host, other than by vCenter, is blocked. Jan 27, 2017  Get the fingerprint from the SSH server administrator. This is the most reliable way to get the correct host key fingerprint. 2: As an SSH server administrator, use the following steps to find the host key fingerprint on a Linux computer: Find the SSH server configuration file available at /etc/ssh/sshdconfig. Find the SSH protocol used.

SSH keys can restrict, control, and secure access to an ESXi host. An SSH key can allow a trusted user or script to log in to a host without specifying a password.

You can copy the SSH key to the host by using the vifs vSphere CLI command. See Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces for information on installing and using the vSphere CLI command set. You can also use HTTPS PUT to copy the SSK key to the host.

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Instead of generating the keys externally and uploading them, you can create the keys on the ESXi host and download them. See VMware Knowledge Base article 1002866.

Enabling SSH and adding SSH keys to the host has inherent risks. /doom-3-cd-key-generator-download.html. Weigh the potential risk of exposing a user name and password against the risk of intrusion by a user who has a trusted key.

You can use vSphere Certificate Manager to generate Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs). Submit those CSRs to your enterprise CA or to an external certificate authority for signing. You can use the signed certificates with the different supported certificate replacement processes.

• You can use vSphere Certificate Manager to create the CSR.
• If you prefer to create the CSR manually, the certificate that you send to be signed must meet the following requirements.
  • Key size: 2048 bits or more
  • PEM format. VMware supports PKCS8 and PKCS1 (RSA keys). When keys are added to VECS, they are converted to PKCS8.
  • x509 version 3
  • If you are using custom certificates, the CA extension must be set to true for root certificates, and cert sign must be in the list of requirements.
  • CRL signing must be enabled.
  • Enhanced Key Usage can be either empty or contain Server Authentication.
  • No explicit limit to the length of the certificate chain. VMCA uses the OpenSSL default, which is 10 certificates.
  • Certificates with wildcards or with more than one DNS name are not supported.
  • You cannot create subsidiary CAs of VMCA.

    See the VMware knowledge base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2112009, Creating a Microsoft Certificate Authority Template for SSL certificate creation in vSphere 6.0, for an example using Microsoft Certificate Authority.

vSphere Certificate Manager prompts you for information. The prompts depend on your environment and on the type of certificate that you want to replace.

For any CSR generation, you are prompted for the password of the administrator@vsphere.local user, or for the administrator of the vCenter Single Sign-On domain that you are connecting to.

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Procedure

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1. Run the vSphere Certificate Manager. OS

   Command
   Windows
   Linux	/usr/lib/vmware-vmca/bin/certificate-manager

2. Select Option 2.
   Initially, you use this option to generate the CSR, not to replace certificates.
3. Supply the password and the Platform Services Controller IP address or host name if prompted.
4. Select Option 1 to generate the CSR and answer the prompts.
   As part of the process, you have to provide a directory. Certificate Manager places the certificate to be signed ( *.csr file) and the corresponding key file ( *.key file) in the directory.
5. Name the certificate signing request (CSR) root_signing_cert.csr.
6. Send the CSR to your enterprise or external CA for signing and name the resulting signed certificate root_signing_cert.cer.
7. In a text editor, combine the certificates as follows.
8. Save the file as root_signing_chain.cer.

What to do next

Vmware Ssh Commands

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Replace the existing root certificate with the chained root certificate. See Replace VMCA Root Certificate with Custom Signing Certificate and Replace All Certificates.