# Managed Object - HostCertificateManager

Property of
  HostConfigManager
See also
  HostCertificateManagerCertificateInfo
Since
  vSphere API 6.0

## Managed Object Description

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
certificateInfo P | HostCertificateManagerCertificateInfo |

P Required privilege: Certificate.Manage

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
GenerateCertificateSigningRequest, GenerateCertificateSigningRequestByDn, InstallServerCertificate, ListCACertificateRevocationLists, ListCACertificates, ReplaceCACertificatesAndCRLs

# GenerateCertificateSigningRequest

Required Privileges
  Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostCertificateManager used to make the method call.
useIpAddressAsCommonName P | xsd:boolean | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege: useIpAddressAsCommonName

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
xsd:string |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

# GenerateCertificateSigningRequestByDn

Required Privileges
  Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostCertificateManager used to make the method call.
distinguishedName P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege: distinguishedName

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
xsd:string |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

# InstallServerCertificate

Required Privileges
  Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostCertificateManager used to make the method call.
cert P | xsd:string | Since vSphere API 6.0

P Required privilege: cert

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

# ListCACertificateRevocationLists

Required Privileges
  Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostCertificateManager used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
xsd:string[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

# ListCACertificates

Required Privileges
  Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostCertificateManager used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
xsd:string[] |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

# ReplaceCACertificatesAndCRLs

Required Privileges
  Certificate.Manage

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the HostCertificateManager used to make the method call.
caCert P | xsd:string[] | Since vSphere API 6.0
caCrl* P | xsd:string[] | Since vSphere API 6.0

*Need not be set P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
HostConfigFault |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None