What modifications were made to the original vcenter_saml_login.py script for improved usability on vCenter?
The script was modified to remove dependencies on the third-party bitstring package (by inlining the necessary code) and to replace f-string formatting with the .format() method because vCenter 6.7 uses Python 3.5.6 which does not support f-strings. The optimized script, vCenter_ExtraCertFromMdb.py, can run directly on vCenter and outputs domain, idp_cert, trusted_cert_1, and trusted_cert_2. --- **Related reading:** - [vSphere Development Guide 6 - vCenter SAML Certificates](/news/vsphere-development-guide-6-vcenter-saml-certificates) — original article - [Penetration Techniques - Deleting Single Windows Log Entries](/news/penetration-techniques-deleting-single-windows-log-entries) - [Penetration Technique: Remote Access to Exchange PowerShell](/news/penetration-technique-remote-access-to-exchange-powershell) - [Zimbra SOAP API Development Guide 2](/news/zimbra-soap-api-development-guide-2)
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