Host Active Directory Authentication Enable Smart Card Authentication

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

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostActiveDirectoryAuthentication/{moId}/EnableSmartCardAuthentication
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Path Parameters
string
moId
Required

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}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.


Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
204

No Content

Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

ActiveDirectoryFault: if the active directory client could not be reconfigured.

HostConfigFault: if the host configuration prevents smart card authentication from being enabled.

Returns VimFault of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MethodFault
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ]
}