Managing certificates for KMIP for VMware instances
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Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP™) for VMware® support for Key Protect will end on 16 July 2026, after which interoperability with the Key Protect service will no longer work. Migrate to IBM® Key Protect for IBM Cloud®.
The previous deprecation notice is applicable only to customers who are using the KMIP for VMware support for Key Protect. If you are using KMIP for VMware support for Hyper Protect Crypto Services (HPCS), the KMIP deprecation notice does not apply to you. The KMIP for VMware support for HPCS continues to work without any impact.
You can view the certificates that you added to your KMIP™ for VMware® instance. When you no longer need a certificate, you can also delete it from your instance.
Procedure to view certificates for KMIP for VMware instances
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In the VMware Solutions console, click Resources > KMIP for VMware from the left navigation panel.
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In the KMIP for VMware table, click the instance to view the certificates for.
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View the list of added certificates under the Client SSL certificates section.
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To view the content of a particular certificate, click Download.
Procedure to delete certificates from KMIP for VMware instances
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In the VMware Solutions console, click Resources > KMIP for VMware from the left navigation panel.
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In the KMIP for VMware table, click the instance that you want to delete certificates from.
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In the Client SSL certificates table, locate the certificate that you want to delete and click the Delete icon
.The client immediately loses access to all keys for encrypting and decrypting data or backup data. For the client to gain access again, you must add the client SSL certificate again.