vSphere Client/vSphere Web Client fails to connect to vCenter Server and reports the error: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel
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Article ID: 327935
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VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
The vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client fails to connect to vCenter Server.
You see the error:
vSphere Client could not connect to vCenter_Server_Name. An unknown connection error occurred. (The request failed due to an SSL error. (The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.))
In the vpxd.log file, you see entries similar to:
warning 'Libs'] SSLSystemVerifyDERCert: Failed to create a Win32 certificate context for the peer sertificate. LastError = -2146885630 warning 'Libs'] SSLSystemVerifyDERCert: Failed to create a Win32 certificate context for the peer sertificate. LastError = -2146885630 warning 'Libs'] SSLSystemVerifyDERCert: Failed to create a Win32 certificate context for the peer sertificate. LastError = -2146885630