Cryptography Used In Vcm Software Components; Supported Windows And Unix Platforms - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual

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Cryptography used in VCM Software Components

VCM uses various software components that also use cryptography. Microsoft's IIS, Internet Explorer,
and SChannel (SSL/TLS) systems also call the CryptoAPI, and thus use the Windows FIPS-validated
modules. VCM for Virtualization uses ActiveX COM components for SSH and SFTP, and for wodSSH,
wodSFTP, and wodKeys (by WeOnlyDo! Software at www.weonlydo.com), which utilize the FIPS-
certified OpenSSL crypto library. wodSSH is used for windowless communication with remote console-
type services in unattended mode on the VCM for Virtualization Agent Proxy's host, which is a Windows
platform.
Table 1-1. Installed or Used Crytography Modules
System
UI
VCMServer Windows
Virt Proxy
AD Agent
Win Agent
UNIX
Agent
ESX Server All

Supported Windows and UNIX Platforms

For a list of supported Windows and UNIX platforms, and their architectures, see the VCM Hardware and
Software Requirements Guide. For information about TLS, see Transport Layer Security (TLS) Implementation
for VCM located on the VMware vCenter download site.
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OpenSSLFIPS
Platform
1.1.2
Windows
Windows Installed
Windows
Windows
HP/UX
AIX
Solaris
Debian
Red Hat
SUSE
No cryptography modules are used or installed on ESX.
OpenSSLFIPS OpenSSLCrypt
1.1.1 0.9.7
Installed
Installed
Installed
Installed
Installed
Installed
Crypto++ CryptoAPI
Used
Installed Used
Used
Used
Used
Installed
Installed
Installed
Installed
Installed
Installed
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