ESXi: Change encryption cipher modes

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security scanners may rank the ciphers a ESXi host uses for encryption as weak.
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ESXi: Generate a new selfsigned host certificate

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usually vCenter generates the certificates for the connected ESXi hosts. This is done by the VMCA and can be triggered by the vCenter GUI => Browser to the ESXi Host -> System -> Configure -> Certificate -> Renew.

To generate a new ESXi Host certificate, which is used for https connections at TCP/443 and for the CIM service TCP/5989, a script is located in /sbin.
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ESXi: Install a custom certificate


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these are the steps to install own certificates on an ESXi host.
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Powershell: Customize the prompt

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the default prompt of the powershell is “PS” and the current working directory:
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Powershell: Run a (init) script when powershell starts

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if have some own aliases or functions defined which should be loaded when powershell starts you can create a startup script.
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