"The Certificate is Expired" when trying to import OVA file to Content Library

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

On the vSphere Client, import OVA file to Content Library fails with below error:

 

Environment

• vCenter 8.x
• vCenter 9.x

Cause

The Signing Certificate used for signing the currently available OVFs during the import process is expired.
As a result of this, OVA imports using Content Library will fail.

Resolution

This is a known issue. Broadcom engineering is actively working on a fix in a future 9.x release.

Additional Information

Related to Broadcom KB's:
"The Certificate is Expired" warning for Skyline Health Diagnostics OVF deployment.

"OVF certificate validation failed. Error: [VALIDATION_ERROR: CERTIFICATE_EXPIRED; ]" error for NSX Edge Install/Redeploy/Resize

"The OVF package contains advanced configuration options, which might pose a security risk" with "The Certificate is Expired" error for NSX Edge or Manager OVF deployment