Host Certificate Manager Generate Certificate Signing Request By Dn

Host Certificate Manager Generate Certificate Signing Request By Dn

Requests the server to generate a certificate-signing request (CSR) for itself.

Alternative version similar to GenerateCertificateSigningRequest but takes a Distinguished Name (DN) as a parameter.

Required privileges: Certificate.Manage

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostCertificateManager/{moId}/GenerateCertificateSigningRequestByDn
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Path Parameters
string
moId
Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case HostCertificateManager/{moId}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.3.0 APIs.

Request Body
GenerateCertificateSigningRequestByDnRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
"GenerateCertificateSigningRequestByDnRequestType Object"
string
distinguishedName
Required

DN to be used as subject in CSR.

object
spec
Optional

Represents certificate specification used for identifying a specific certificate supported by Host.

Since: vSphere API Release 8.0.1.0

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
200

CSR in PEM format

Returns string of type(s) application/json
Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

HostConfigFault: if there's a problem generating the CSR.

Returns HostConfigFault of type(s) application/json 
"HostConfigFault Object"

Code Samples
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                    curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '[{}]' https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/HostCertificateManager/{moId}/GenerateCertificateSigningRequestByDn
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