Why do I see a bypassing verification message when I add a host?

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When you add a host, you see the following event in VMware vCenter Server®:

Attempting to install an image profile bypassing signing and acceptance level verification.

This event occurs because VMware® is installing the high availability agent by intended bypassing acceptance level verification.

This message does not indicate a problem and can be ignored.