While creating new Cloud Account from Cloud Assembly, gives error "Invalid Token" even if it is valid.

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

• Sometimes for some unknown reason, it gives an error as "Invalid Token".
• Using the curl command it accepts the token to create a new Cloud Account.

Symptoms:

1. Generating a new Token and then using it to create a new Cloud Account. Gets an error saying Invalid Token.

    (From https://console.cloud.xx-xxx.vmware.com/csp/gateway/portal/#/user/tokens)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 2. Copy the above token and puts the token in the following screen

3. Use the above Token to create a new Cloud Account.
It gives the error  “Invalid Token” when clicking the Apply Token button as shown below: 

 

Environment

VMware Aria Automation 8.12.x
VMware vRealize Automation 8.x

Resolution

There is a workaround. 

Workaround:

• After generating the Token from the above steps, apply the Token to create a new Cloud Account with the following curl command:

 curl -s -X GET \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "csp-auth-token: {csp-auth-token}" \
 

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:

• Cannot create a new Cloud Account from Cloud Assembly.