Host Active Directory Authentication Enable Smart Card Authentication
Enables console authentication using a local smart card and reader.
To take effect this feature requires an active domain membership to a domain with users configured to authenticate using smart cards.
Required privileges: Host.Config.AuthenticationStore
The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId
, in this case HostActiveDirectoryAuthentication/{moId}
.
The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.
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ActiveDirectoryFault: if the active directory client could not be reconfigured.
HostConfigFault: if the host configuration prevents smart card authentication from being enabled.
{
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"faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
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"arg": [
{
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"key": "string",
"value": {
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}
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"message": "string"
}
]
}