After certificate update, can't get into the UI of Aria Automation

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

After updating the certificate for Aria Automation through LCM, browsing to the Aria Automation URL gives an HSTS error.

Environment

Aria Automation 8.x

Cause

This is typically a result of the browser caching the previous certificate.

Resolution

Possible Workarounds

• Bypass the warning:
  Click anywhere in the browser window and type thisisunsafe
• Access it via a private window
• Clear your browser cache.
• Remove the domain from the HSTS list
  Note: the HSTS Settings will vary for different browsers. In Edge, it is located at <edge://net-internals/#hsts> In Chrome it is located at <chrome://net-internals/#hsts>