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An administrator is tasked with configuring certificates for a VMware software-defined data center (SDDC) based on the following requirements: - All certificates should use certificates trusted by…
The correct answer is B. Replace the machine SSL certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA. D. Replace the VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA) certificate with a custom certificate generated E. Replace the solution user certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA. To meet the requirements of using Enterprise CA-trusted certificates and minimizing management overhead, an administrator should replace the VMCA certificate, machine SSL certificates, and solution user certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA.
Question
An administrator is tasked with configuring certificates for a VMware software-defined data center (SDDC) based on the following requirements:
- All certificates should use certificates trusted by the Enterprise
Certificate Authority (CA).
- The solution should minimize the ongoing management overhead of
replacing certificates. Which three actions should the administrator take to ensure that the solution meets corporate policy? (Choose three.)
Options
- AReplace the VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA) certificate with a self-signed certificate
- BReplace the machine SSL certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA.
- CReplace the machine SSL certificates with trusted certificates generated from the VMware
- DReplace the VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA) certificate with a custom certificate generated
- EReplace the solution user certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA.
- FReplace the solution user certificates with trusted certificates generated from the VMware
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A5% (2)
- B60% (26)
- C12% (5)
- F23% (10)
Why each option
To meet the requirements of using Enterprise CA-trusted certificates and minimizing management overhead, an administrator should replace the VMCA certificate, machine SSL certificates, and solution user certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA.
Replacing the VMCA certificate with a self-signed certificate would make it untrusted by the Enterprise CA, directly violating the requirement for corporate trust.
Replacing the machine SSL certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA directly ensures that these critical certificates are trusted by the corporate infrastructure, meeting the trust requirement.
Replacing machine SSL certificates with trusted certificates generated from the VMware CA would only be trusted if the VMware CA itself is trusted by the Enterprise CA, which is addressed by option D, but C does not inherently guarantee trust by the *Enterprise* CA without that prerequisite.
Replacing the VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA) certificate with a custom certificate generated from the Enterprise CA establishes a trust chain where VMCA-issued certificates are implicitly trusted by the Enterprise CA, thus minimizing ongoing management by allowing VMCA to issue trusted certificates.
Replacing the solution user certificates with custom certificates generated from the Enterprise CA ensures that these authentication certificates are also trusted by the corporate infrastructure, adhering to the security policy.
Replacing solution user certificates with trusted certificates generated from the VMware CA would only ensure corporate trust if the VMware CA is configured to be trusted by the Enterprise CA, which is not guaranteed by this action alone and thus does not directly satisfy the requirement for Enterprise CA trust.
Concept tested: VMware SDDC certificate management and trust
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-6277B57F-2C97-402C-82ED-6F3F198C220E.html
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