Verify the Expiry Date of vCenter server and ESXi host SSL certificates

This is simple and special post for me because it is my 200th Post. I am glad to reach the count of 200 in within 1 year and 6 months of period from the date i have started my blogging. It is not really an achievement as compared to other big fishes. I consider this as my beginning and a way lot to contribute to virtual community. This post helps to identify the way to verify the expiry date of your SSL certificates of vSphere components.  In the below example , I have explained the steps to identify the expiry date of the my vCenter certificates. It can be identified using the Openssl. Download the Openssl and place it in one of the directory in your server.  I have placed the Openssl files on the vCenter SSL folder to easily access the certificates.

To identify the validity of your vCenter certificate, execute the below command

openssl x509 -in rui.crt -noout -text

Verify the Validity Date for the SSL certificates

Not Before : Sep 10 10:27:33 2011 GMT
Not After : Sep 7 10:27:33 2021 GMT

Not After date is the expiry date of your SSL certificate. I hope this is informative for you. Thanks for Reading !!!!