VMware vCenter with PowerShell - Illegal Characters

wyeack · February 22, 2024, 5:39pm

I am trying to programmatically set the SSL of my vCenter using a cert generated by Certify the Web. I am using this post as a starting point:

When I upload the certs via the UI, things work as expected, e.g. here:
https:///ui/app/admin/certificatesV2

However, when I try to use PowerShell like above to do the same thing, I get the following error:

I have tried everything I can think of - removing characters, combining certs, etc. but I can’t figure out why it’s not working. Any ideas?

webprofusion · February 23, 2024, 4:43am

The example you are using by @tdmarchetta requires the files to be exported in PEM format first, so you’d need to add the Deploy to Generic Service task first (you can drag and drop to arrange task order), then you would update your script to use those files.

I presume that’s what you’re already doing though?

The “invalid private key” message sounds a little like the wrong file is being referenced in the script. Your exported private key would normally look something like:

For an RSA type key:

For an EC type key: