6.5

Certificate and Trust Store Files 11
The vRealize Operations for Published Applications components use a certicate trust store to store trusted
certicates and root certicates for certicate authorities. Certicates and trust stores are stored in Java key
store format.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vRealize Operations for Published Applications Adapter Certicate and Trust Store Files,” on
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“Broker Agent Certicate and Trust Store Files,” on page 58
vRealize Operations for Published Applications Adapter Certificate
and Trust Store Files
The certicate and trust store les for the vRealize Operations for Published Applications adapter are in the
adapter's work directory. These les are in Java key store format.
The work directory is on the node where the vRealize Operations for Published Applications adapter is
installed. On Linux, the path to the work directory
is /usr/lib/vmwarevcops/user/plugins/inbound/V4PA_adapter3/. On Windows, the path to the work
directory is C:\vmware\vcenteroperations\user\plugins\inbound\V4PA_adapter3\.
You can use the Java keytool utility to view and control the certicate store and trust store les.
Table 11‑1. Java Key Stores in the work Directory
Java Key Store Description
v4pa-adapter.jks
Contains the certicate that the adapter uses to
authenticate itself to agents.
v4pa-truststore.jks
Contains the trust store that the adapter uses to
authenticate the broker agent certicate.
The names of the key store les and their credentials are dened in the msgserver.properties le, which is
also in the work directory.
Table 11‑2. Adapter Key Store Configuration Properties in the msgserver.properties File
Property Default Value Description
keyle
v4pa-adapter.jks
Name of the key store le that
contains the adapter certicate.
keypass Password to the key store le
that contains the adapter
certicate. The password is
dynamically generated.
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