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vScope can automatically scan for certificates on known targets added to Discovery or discovered from other sources, like vCenter. By default, the probe scans HTTPS ports 443 and 8443, as well as HTTP ports 80 and 8080 (looking for any redirects to HTTPS URLs and checking those certificates). No credential required!

Customize port scanning

To customize the HTTPS ports for certificate scanning, you can specify which ports the probe should check by adjusting the backend settings on the vScope server.

Configuring ports for certificate scanning

  1. Navigate to the vScopeData/configuration/ directory on the vScope server.

  2. Open the config.ini file in a text editor.

  3. Add a new line to define the HTTPS ports for the probe to scan:

probe.http.secure_ports=443,8443,XXXX,YYY,1234

Replace XXXX, YYY, and 1234 with any additional ports you want the probe to scan, separated by commas.

  1. Save the file.

During the next Discovery run, vScope will now check certificates on both the default HTTPS ports and any custom ports specified in config.ini.

Common Errors

ErrorWhat happened?Suggested action
No responsevScope did not get a response on port 80, 8080, 443 or 8443.Are you expecting vScope to find a web certificate on this target? Is the certificate using a different port? Add ports to the HTTP credential.