Portal API Authentication

Overview

If you're interacting with an AUCloud VMware Cloud Director (VCD) environment beyond the web GUI, note that the authentication method will change following the new AUCloud Portal release on November 30th, 2023.

Affected VMware tools and services include, but are not limited to:

• VCD Terraform Provider
• VCD API
• VCD PowerCLI cmdlets
• VCD OVF Tool

What's changed

Our updated Portal integrates a new identity provider leveraging OIDC, replacing the previous LDAP-based identities.

Important: At the time of writing (December 2023), VCD does not support username + password authentication for OIDC identities. This means that new "local" VCD users will need to be created in order to use traditional username + password authentication for tools like the VCD API.

What to do next

To continue accessing AUCloud VCD instances and using related tools (APIs, Terraform Provider, OVF tool, etc.), consider these authentication methods:

• Username + Password with a "local" VCD user
• Bearer Token

For detailed guidance on adapting to these changes, please refer to this guide