module

VMware vCenter Extract Secrets from vmdir / vmafd DB File

Disclosed
May 10, 2022

Description

Grab certificates from the vCenter server vmdird and vmafd
database files and adds them to loot. The vmdird MDB database file
can be found on the live appliance under the path
/storage/db/vmware-vmdir/data.mdb, and the DB vmafd is under path
/storage/db/vmware-vmafd/afd.db. The vmdir database contains the
IdP signing credential, and vmafd contains the vCenter certificate
store. This module will accept either file from a live vCenter
appliance, or from a vCenter appliance backup archive; either or
both files can be supplied.
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