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4. In filterCriteria, modify the value field to show only the tags <filtercriteria></filtercriteria> and click Invoke Method.
5. Search for the following hostnames depending on the certificates that you are replacing:
Table 40. Search criteria information
Trust anchors Search criteria
vCenter server Use Ctrl+F to search, vc_hostname_or_IP.example.com on
the page
Platform Services Controller Use Ctrl+F to search, psc_hostname_or_IP.example.com on
the page
6. Locate the value of the corresponding sslTrust field. The value of the sslTrust field is Base64 encoded string of the old
certificate.
7. Use the following examples when updating the Platform Services Controller or vCenter Server trust anchors.
NOTE: The actual string is shortened significantly to improve legibility.
● For vCenter server
Table 41. vCenter server example
Name Type Value
url anyURI https://vcenter.vmware.local:443/sdk
● For Platform Services Controller
Table 42. Platform Services Controller example
Name Type Value
url anyURI https://psc.vmware.local/sts/STSService/
vsphere.local
8. Copy the content of the sslTrust field into a text document and save the document as old_machine.txt.
9. Open the old_machine.txt in a text editor.
10. Append the following at the starting and end of the old_machine.txt file respectively:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
11. Save old_machine.txt now as old_machine.crt.
You can now extract the thumbprint from this certificate.
Extracting thumbprint from the old certificate
You can extract the thumbprint from the old certificate and upload it to the Platform Services by using the following options:
● Extract the thumbprint by using a Certificate Viewer Tool. See Extracting the certificate thumbprint by using a Certificate
Viewer tool on page 123.
● Extract the thumbprint by using a command line on the appliance. See Extracting Thumbprint by using the command line on
page 124.
Extracting the certificate thumbprint by using a Certificate Viewer tool
Perform the following steps to extract the certificate thumbprint:
1. In Windows, double-click the old_machine.txt file to open it in Windows Certificate Viewer.
2. In Windows Certificate Viewer, select the SHA1 Thumbprint field.
3. Copy the thumbprint string into a plain text editor and replace the spaces with colons or remove the spaces from the string.
For example, the thumbprint string can appear as either of the following:
● ea87e150bb96fbbe1fa95a3c1d75b48c30db7971
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