Correct Kyle, passing the arguments is the only option I was able to find when this article was pieced together. The traffic is still encrypted end to end, but the downside comparing to a proper SSL handshake is: 1) If there is a fake machine impersonating the beacon server name, or if network traffic/routing redirected to a (man-in-the-middle attack) collecting the file instead. 2) If the Beacon server was compromised in the past, you won't be able to tell the ndtrack.sh that the SSL certificate is no longer valid. Ndtrack wouldn't be looking at the revocation list, but you might be able to still keep this option as true if there is network connectivity to the CRL repository. ... View more

Hey Kyle. Probably unrelated, but if your goal is to get the vCenter license, Host information and VM to Host relationships, you can do that with a Discovery & Inventory Rule to reach out to the API like any other vCenter. ... View more