Users Guide

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Data Integrity
Communication between the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter , Administration Console, and vCenter is
accomplished using SSL/HTTPS. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter generates an SSL certificate used
for trusted communication between vCenter and the appliance. It also verifies and trusts the vCenter server's certificate
before communication and the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter registration. OpenManage Integration for
VMware vCenter Console tab (in VMware vCenter) uses security procedures to avoid improper requests while the keys
are transferred back and forth from the Administration Console and back-end services. This type of security causes
cross-site request forgeries to fail.
A secure Administration Console session has a five minutes idle timeout, and the session is only valid in the current
browser window and/or tab. If the user tries to open the session in a new window or tab, a security error is created that
asks for a valid session. This action also prevents the user from clicking any malicious URL that could try to attack the
Administration Console session.
Figure 2. Error Message
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