Certificates APIs
APIs for managing Certificates
Table of Contents
1. Install Certificates By Online Mode
The following steps have to be followed to install certificates signed by VCF supporting certificate authorities (Microsoft CA and OpenSSL CA).
1.1. Prerequisites
The SDDC Manager should be up and running.
The resources of the target domain (e.g. MGMT) should be in ACTIVE state.
1.2. Steps
- Check the configured certificate authorities
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/certificate-authorities' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/certificate-authorities HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 383
{
"elements" : [ {
"id" : "OpenSSL",
"commonName" : "OpenSSL CA",
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF"
}, {
"id" : "Microsoft",
"username" : "Administrator",
"serverUrl" : "https://sfo-ad.rainpole.io/certsrv",
"templateName" : "WebServer"
} ]
}
Tip : Refer to: Get certificate authorities information API
- Configure a certificate authority (either "Microsoft" or "OpenSSL") if it is not configured
Configure "Microsoft" certificate authority
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/certificate-authorities' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"microsoftCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"username" : "Administrator",
"secret" : "********",
"serverUrl" : "https://sfo-ad.rainpole.io/certsrv",
"templateName" : "WebServer"
}
}'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/certificate-authorities HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 199
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"microsoftCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"username" : "Administrator",
"secret" : "********",
"serverUrl" : "https://sfo-ad.rainpole.io/certsrv",
"templateName" : "WebServer"
}
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Configure "OpenSSL" certificate authority
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/certificate-authorities' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"openSSLCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"commonName" : "OpenSSL CA",
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF"
}
}'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/certificate-authorities HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 226
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"openSSLCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"commonName" : "OpenSSL CA",
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF"
}
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Tip : Refer to: Create a certificate authority API
- Reconfigure the certificate authority if required
Reconfigure "Microsoft" certificate authority
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/certificate-authorities' -i -X PATCH \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"microsoftCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"templateName" : "WebServer"
}
}'
HTTP Request
PATCH /v1/certificate-authorities HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 82
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"microsoftCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"templateName" : "WebServer"
}
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Reconfigure "OpenSSL" certificate authority
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/certificate-authorities' -i -X PATCH \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"openSSLCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"commonName" : "OpenSSL CA"
}
}'
HTTP Request
PATCH /v1/certificate-authorities HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 79
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"openSSLCertificateAuthoritySpec" : {
"commonName" : "OpenSSL CA"
}
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Tip : Refer to: Configure existing certificate authority API
- Verify that the certificate authority is successfully configured by invoking the API with type of CA as the ID (optional)
Verify configuration for "Microsoft" certificate authority
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/certificate-authorities/Microsoft' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/certificate-authorities/Microsoft HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 142
{
"id" : "Microsoft",
"username" : "Administrator",
"serverUrl" : "https://sfo-ad.rainpole.io/certsrv",
"templateName" : "WebServer"
}
Verify configuration for "OpenSSL" certificate authority
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/certificate-authorities/OpenSSL' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/certificate-authorities/OpenSSL HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 190
{
"id" : "OpenSSL",
"commonName" : "OpenSSL CA",
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF"
}
Tip : Refer to: Get certificate authority information API
- After the successful certificate authority configuration, generate CSR by invoking the API
Tip : If "resources" field is not given then operations are performed on all the resources in the domain.
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"csrGenerationSpec" : {
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF",
"email" : "[email protected]",
"keySize" : "3072",
"keyAlgorithm" : "RSA"
},
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 352
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"csrGenerationSpec" : {
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF",
"email" : "[email protected]",
"keySize" : "3072",
"keyAlgorithm" : "RSA"
},
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Location: /v1/tasks/07c11b9f-f618-4826-956e-d0e79c728de3
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 79
{
"id" : "07c11b9f-f618-4826-956e-d0e79c728de3",
"status" : "IN_PROGRESS"
}
Tip : Refer to: Generate CSR(s) API
- Poll the status of the task using the task API with the ID from the response of the previous API until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS".
Tip : Refer to: Get a Task.
If the "status" is "SUCCESSFUL", the task is completed successfully.
If the "status" is "FAILED", execute the generate CSR request again.
After successful CSR generation, generate the certificates signed by supported certificates authorities (either OpenSSL or Microsoft) by invoking the API
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"caType" : "Microsoft",
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 115
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"caType" : "Microsoft",
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Location: /v1/tasks/f8cc7377-ae60-4178-a6f0-6896acb9763b
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 79
{
"id" : "f8cc7377-ae60-4178-a6f0-6896acb9763b",
"status" : "IN_PROGRESS"
}
Tip : Refer to: Generate certificate(s) for the selected resource(s) in a domain API
- Poll the status of the task using the task API with the ID from the response of the previous API until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS".
Tip : Refer to: Get a Task.
If the "status" is "SUCCESSFUL", the task is completed successfully.
If the "status" is "FAILED", execute the generate certificate request again.
If the generation of certificates is successful, fetch the contents of the generated certificates to check for which resources certificates are generated by invoking the API (optional)
Note : The following will display only the list of certificates generated from the SDDC manager.
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 949
{
"elements" : [ {
"isInstalled" : false,
"version" : "V3",
"serialNumber" : "46:85:19:77:36:12:67:26",
"issuedTo" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"issuedBy" : "CN=OpenSSL CA, OU=VCF, O=VMware, L=Bengaluru, ST=Karnataka, C=IN",
"notBefore" : "2023-05-22T06:24:21.571Z",
"notAfter" : "2024-06-23T06:24:21.571Z",
"signatureAlgorithm" : "SHA256withRSA",
"subject" : "CN=sfo-vc01.rainpole.io, OU=VCF, O=VMware, L=Bengaluru, ST=Karnataka, C=IN",
"subjectAlternativeName" : [ "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io" ],
"publicKey" : "D6:FD:DF:33:F1:...",
"publicKeyAlgorithm" : "RSA",
"keySize" : "3072",
"thumbprintAlgorithm" : "SHA-256",
"thumbprint" : "59:24:D5:18:04:A0:26:B0:A4:05:EA:82:60:95:82:A2:4B:F6:31:FB:81:93:01:F3:29:7D:34:9C:D3:05:39:90",
"numberOfDaysToExpire" : 398,
"expirationStatus" : "ACTIVE",
"pemEncoded" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
} ]
}
Tip : Refer to: Get latest generated certificate(s) in a domain API
- After successful certificate generation, install the signed certificates on remote resources by invoking the API
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates' -i -X PATCH \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"operationType" : "INSTALL",
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}'
HTTP Request
PATCH /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 120
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"operationType" : "INSTALL",
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Location: /v1/tasks/2203b577-2567-4e4b-b42e-9c316374d6ea
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 79
{
"id" : "2203b577-2567-4e4b-b42e-9c316374d6ea",
"status" : "IN_PROGRESS"
}
Tip : Refer to: Replace certificate(s) for the selected resource(s) in a domain API
- Poll the status of the task using the task API with the ID from the response of the previous API until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS".
Tip : Refer to: Get a Task.
If the "status" is "SUCCESSFUL", the task is completed successfully.
If the "status" is "FAILED", the task can be re-executed.
Tip : Refer to: Retry a Task
- Fetch the installed certificates by invoking the API (optional)
Note : The following will display the list of installed certificates.
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 948
{
"elements" : [ {
"isInstalled" : true,
"version" : "V3",
"serialNumber" : "46:85:19:77:36:12:67:26",
"issuedTo" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"issuedBy" : "CN=OpenSSL CA, OU=VCF, O=VMware, L=Bengaluru, ST=Karnataka, C=IN",
"notBefore" : "2023-05-22T06:24:21.736Z",
"notAfter" : "2024-06-23T06:24:21.736Z",
"signatureAlgorithm" : "SHA256withRSA",
"subject" : "CN=sfo-vc01.rainpole.io, OU=VCF, O=VMware, L=Bengaluru, ST=Karnataka, C=IN",
"subjectAlternativeName" : [ "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io" ],
"publicKey" : "D6:FD:DF:33:F1:...",
"publicKeyAlgorithm" : "RSA",
"keySize" : "3072",
"thumbprintAlgorithm" : "SHA-256",
"thumbprint" : "59:24:D5:18:04:A0:26:B0:A4:05:EA:82:60:95:82:A2:4B:F6:31:FB:81:93:01:F3:29:7D:34:9C:D3:05:39:90",
"numberOfDaysToExpire" : 398,
"expirationStatus" : "ACTIVE",
"pemEncoded" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
} ]
}
Tip : Refer to: View certificate of all the resources in a domain API
Warning : Certificate installation will replace the already installed certificates.
Note : The CSRs cannot be fetched after successful certificate installation.
Note : Only singleton object of a particular certificate authority will exist at any point of time in the VCF environment.
Note : Only the latest generated CSRs will exist in the VCF environment after a series of generate CSR operation.
Note : Only the latest generated certificates will exist in the VCF environment after a series of generate certificate operation.
2. Install Certificates By Offline Mode
The following steps have to be followed to install certificates signed by external third party certificate authorities.
2.1. Prerequisites
The SDDC Manager should be up and running.
The resources of the target domain (e.g. MGMT) should be in ACTIVE state.
2.2. Steps
- Generate CSR by invoking the API
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"csrGenerationSpec" : {
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF",
"email" : "[email protected]",
"keySize" : "3072",
"keyAlgorithm" : "RSA"
},
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 352
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"csrGenerationSpec" : {
"country" : "IN",
"state" : "Karnataka",
"locality" : "Bengaluru",
"organization" : "VMware Inc.",
"organizationUnit" : "VCF",
"email" : "[email protected]",
"keySize" : "3072",
"keyAlgorithm" : "RSA"
},
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Location: /v1/tasks/07c11b9f-f618-4826-956e-d0e79c728de3
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 79
{
"id" : "07c11b9f-f618-4826-956e-d0e79c728de3",
"status" : "IN_PROGRESS"
}
Tip : Refer to: Generate CSR(s) API
- Poll the status of the task using the task API with the ID from the response of the previous API until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS".
Tip : Refer to: Get a Task.
If the "status" is "SUCCESSFUL", the task is completed successfully.
If the "status" is "FAILED", execute the generate CSR request again.
If the generation of CSR is successful, either get available CSR(s) in "json" format or download available CSR(s) in ".tar.gz" format.
Get available CSR(s) in "json" format
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 227
{
"elements" : [ {
"csrEncodedContent" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----\nMIIEH...\n-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----",
"resource" : {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
}
} ]
}
Tip : Refer to: Get available CSR(s) in json format API
Download available CSR(s) in ".tar.gz" format
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs/downloads' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/csrs/downloads HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-Length: 24
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="MGMT.tar.gz"
Accept-Ranges: bytes
<binary .tar.gz content>
Tip : Refer to: Download available CSR(s) in tar.gz format API
Use the downloaded CSRs to have it manually signed by external certificate authorities.
Validate the signed certificate before installation by invoking the API (optional)
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates/validations' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '[ {
"resourceFqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"resourceCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
"caCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
}, {
"resourceId" : "BE8A5E04-92A0-43F6-A166-AA041F4327CC",
"certificateChain" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
} ]'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates/validations HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 581
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
[ {
"resourceFqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"resourceCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
"caCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
}, {
"resourceId" : "BE8A5E04-92A0-43F6-A166-AA041F4327CC",
"certificateChain" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
} ]
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates/validations/B1930850-7D1A-4BAA-89D7-52FD5DAD196A
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 500
{
"validationId" : "B1930850-7D1A-4BAA-89D7-52FD5DAD196A",
"startTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:22.210Z",
"completed" : false,
"validations" : [ {
"resourceFqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"startTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:22.210Z",
"endTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:27.210Z",
"validationStatus" : "SUCCESSFUL"
}, {
"resourceId" : "BE8A5E04-92A0-43F6-A166-AA041F4327CC",
"startTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:22.210Z",
"validationStatus" : "INPROGRESS"
} ]
}
Tip : Refer to: Validate resource certificates API
- Poll the status of the certificate validation using the validation task API with the validation ID from the response of the previous API until "completed" is not "true".
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates/validations/B1930850-7D1A-4BAA-89D7-52FD5DAD196A' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates/validations/B1930850-7D1A-4BAA-89D7-52FD5DAD196A HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 640
{
"validationId" : "B1930850-7D1A-4BAA-89D7-52FD5DAD196A",
"startTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:22.012Z",
"endTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:27.013Z",
"completed" : true,
"validations" : [ {
"resourceFqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"startTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:22.012Z",
"endTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:27.013Z",
"validationStatus" : "SUCCESSFUL"
}, {
"resourceId" : "BE8A5E04-92A0-43F6-A166-AA041F4327CC",
"startTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:22.012Z",
"endTimestamp" : "2023-05-22T06:24:27.013Z",
"validationStatus" : "FAILED",
"validationMessage" : "Certificate Expired"
} ]
}
Tip : Refer to: Get the resource certificate validation result API
- If the certificate validation is successful, the signed certificates can be uploaded and installed in either ".tar.gz" format or in "json" format.
Upload and install signed certificates in ".tar.gz" format
Create a ".tar.gz" file with the following directory structure:
The name of the top-level directory must exactly match the name of the domain to which certificates are to be installed.
The PEM-encoded root CA certificate chain file (rootca.crt) must reside inside this top-level directory.
This directory must contain one sub-directory for each component resource and the name of each sub-directory must exactly match the resource fqdn.
Each sub-directory must contain a corresponding ".crt" file, whose name must exactly match the resource fqdn followed by ".crt" extension.
Upload the packaged signed certificates by invoking the API
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates/uploads' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-F '[email protected];type=application/gzip'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates/uploads HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=6o2knFse3p53ty9dmcQvWAIx1zInP11uCfbm
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
--6o2knFse3p53ty9dmcQvWAIx1zInP11uCfbm
Content-Disposition: form-data; name=file; filename=MGMT.tar.gz
Content-Type: application/gzip
<binary .tar.gz content>
--6o2knFse3p53ty9dmcQvWAIx1zInP11uCfbm--
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Tip : Refer to: Upload certificates to the certificate store API
- After successful upload operation, install the signed certificates on remote resources by invoking the API
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates' -i -X PATCH \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '{
"operationType" : "INSTALL",
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}'
HTTP Request
PATCH /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/certificates HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 120
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
{
"operationType" : "INSTALL",
"resources" : [ {
"fqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"type" : "VCENTER"
} ]
}
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Location: /v1/tasks/2203b577-2567-4e4b-b42e-9c316374d6ea
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 79
{
"id" : "2203b577-2567-4e4b-b42e-9c316374d6ea",
"status" : "IN_PROGRESS"
}
Tip : Refer to: Replace certificate(s) for the selected resource(s) in a domain API
- Poll the status of the task using the task API with the ID from the response of the previous API until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS".
Tip : Refer to: Get a Task.
If the "status" is "SUCCESSFUL", the task is completed successfully.
If the "status" is "FAILED", the task can be re-executed.
Tip : Refer to: Retry a Task
Upload and install signed certificates in "json" format
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....' \
-d '[ {
"resourceFqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"resourceCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
"caCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
}, {
"resourceId" : "BE8A5E04-92A0-43F6-A166-AA041F4327CC",
"certificateChain" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
} ]'
HTTP Request
PUT /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 581
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
[ {
"resourceFqdn" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"resourceCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
"caCertificate" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
}, {
"resourceId" : "BE8A5E04-92A0-43F6-A166-AA041F4327CC",
"certificateChain" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
} ]
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Location: /v1/tasks/a64928b5-ed6e-4137-92da-de9ce250b467
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 79
{
"id" : "a64928b5-ed6e-4137-92da-de9ce250b467",
"status" : "IN_PROGRESS"
}
Tip : Refer to: Replace resource certificates API
- Poll the status of the task using the task API with the ID from the response of the previous API until "status" is not "IN_PROGRESS".
Tip : Refer to: Get a Task.
If the "status" is "SUCCESSFUL", the task is completed successfully.
If the "status" is "FAILED", the task can be re-executed.
Tip : Refer to: Retry a Task
- Fetch the installed certificates by invoking the API (optional)
cURL Request
$ curl 'https://sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io/v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates' -i -X GET \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....'
HTTP Request
GET /v1/domains/3E86FBAD-8984-4D4B-992D-F0C49857572A/resource-certificates HTTP/1.1
Host: sfo-vcf01.rainpole.io
Authorization: Bearer etYWRta....
HTTP Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 948
{
"elements" : [ {
"isInstalled" : true,
"version" : "V3",
"serialNumber" : "46:85:19:77:36:12:67:26",
"issuedTo" : "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io",
"issuedBy" : "CN=OpenSSL CA, OU=VCF, O=VMware, L=Bengaluru, ST=Karnataka, C=IN",
"notBefore" : "2023-05-22T06:24:21.736Z",
"notAfter" : "2024-06-23T06:24:21.736Z",
"signatureAlgorithm" : "SHA256withRSA",
"subject" : "CN=sfo-vc01.rainpole.io, OU=VCF, O=VMware, L=Bengaluru, ST=Karnataka, C=IN",
"subjectAlternativeName" : [ "sfo-vc01.rainpole.io" ],
"publicKey" : "D6:FD:DF:33:F1:...",
"publicKeyAlgorithm" : "RSA",
"keySize" : "3072",
"thumbprintAlgorithm" : "SHA-256",
"thumbprint" : "59:24:D5:18:04:A0:26:B0:A4:05:EA:82:60:95:82:A2:4B:F6:31:FB:81:93:01:F3:29:7D:34:9C:D3:05:39:90",
"numberOfDaysToExpire" : 398,
"expirationStatus" : "ACTIVE",
"pemEncoded" : "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIFq...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
} ]
}
Tip : Refer to: View certificate of all the resources in a domain API
Warning : Certificate installation will replace the already installed certificates.
Note : The CSRs cannot be fetched or downloaded after successful certificate installation.
Note : Only the latest generated CSRs will exist in the VCF environment after a series of generate CSR operation.
Note : Only the latest uploaded certificates will exist in the VCF environment after a series of upload certificate operation.
Last updated 2023-05-21 23:30:49 PDT