Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
Securing Remote Connections with SSL
VMware Management Interface sessions and VMware Virtual Machine Console
connections are secured with SSL. For more information about SSL, see Securing Your
Remote Sessions on page 112.
You can enable SSL for console connections from the console itself. For details, see
Enabling SSL for VMware Virtual Machine Console Connections on page 157.
To configure SSL from the management interface, complete the following steps.
1. Log in to the VMware Management Interface as the Administrator (GSX Server
for Windows hosts) or root user (GSX Server for Linux hosts).
2. On the Status Monitor page, click the Options tab. The Options page appears.
3. Click Security Settings. The Security Settings page appears.
4. To secure your management interface sessions, check the Use Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) to encrypt management interface sessions check box.
5. To secure your console connections, check the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
to encrypt remote console connections check box.
Note: If you change the SSL setting for the management interface, the system
automatically logs you out and must log in again.
6. To save your settings, click OK.
When SSL is enabled, a lock icon appears in the status bar of the browser
running the VMware Management Interface, and in the status bar of the VMware