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2V0-621 · Question #101

Which keystore would a vSphere Replication administrator use to manually add an additional Certificate Authority certificate?

The correct answer is A. hms-truststore.jks. In vSphere Replication, the hms-truststore.jks file is the designated trust store for adding Certificate Authority certificates that the HMS service needs to trust.

Section 1 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Security

Question

Which keystore would a vSphere Replication administrator use to manually add an additional Certificate Authority certificate?

Options

  • Ahms-truststore.jks
  • Bhms-keystore.jks
  • Ccertificates.ks
  • Dcacerts.ks

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  • A
    90% (18)
  • B
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  • C
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Why each option

In vSphere Replication, the hms-truststore.jks file is the designated trust store for adding Certificate Authority certificates that the HMS service needs to trust.

Ahms-truststore.jksCorrect

The hms-truststore.jks is the Java KeyStore used by the vSphere Replication HMS (Hms Management Service) to store trusted Certificate Authority certificates. Administrators manually add CA certificates to this trust store when working with custom or third-party CAs not automatically trusted. This is separate from the keystore holding the server's own identity credentials.

Bhms-keystore.jks

hms-keystore.jks stores the HMS server's own private key and certificate, not trusted CA certificates from external authorities.

Ccertificates.ks

certificates.ks is not a recognized or standard vSphere Replication keystore file name for CA trust management.

Dcacerts.ks

cacerts.ks is not a standard vSphere Replication keystore; the Java default CA trust store is named cacerts but is not the HMS-specific file used here.

Concept tested: vSphere Replication HMS certificate trust store management

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/vSphere-Replication/index.html

Topics

#vSphere Replication#Certificate Authority#keystore#SSL certificates

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