diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/package.json b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/package.json
index 4ecae9d8a..64624276d 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "jsonpath": "^1.1.1",
     "jsrsasign": "11.1.0",
     "luxon": "^3.5.0",
+    "node-forge": "^1",
     "react": "17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "17.0.2",
     "react-i18next": "^11.14.3",
diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/common.ts b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/common.ts
index f7fb6ecf4..8a1a10a1a 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/common.ts
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/common.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const QUERY_PARAMS = '(\\?[a-zA-Z0-9=&_]*)?';
 const URL_REGEX = new RegExp(
   `^${PROTOCOL}((${IPV4})|(${HOSTNAME}))((${PORT})(${PATH})(${QUERY_PARAMS})?)?$`,
 );
+const IPV4_REGEX = new RegExp(IPV4);
 
 // validate NFS mount NFS_SERVER:EXPORTED_DIRECTORY
 // example: 10.10.0.10:/backups
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ export function validateURL(url: string) {
   return URL_REGEX.test(url);
 }
 
+export function validateIpv4(value: string) {
+  return IPV4_REGEX.test(value);
+}
+
 export function validateNFSMount(nfsPath: string) {
   return NFS_REGEX.test(nfsPath);
 }
diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/providerValidator.ts b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/providerValidator.ts
index 65c0e2e89..d887cf943 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/providerValidator.ts
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/providerValidator.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function providerValidator(
       validationError = ovirtProviderValidator(provider);
       break;
     case 'vsphere':
-      validationError = vsphereProviderValidator(provider);
+      validationError = vsphereProviderValidator(provider, secret?.data?.cacert);
       break;
     case 'ova':
       validationError = ovaProviderValidator(provider);
diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/validateVCenterURL.ts b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/validateVCenterURL.ts
index f86894775..d1e5166f2 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/validateVCenterURL.ts
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/validateVCenterURL.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
-import { validateURL, ValidationMsg } from '../../common';
+import { pki } from 'node-forge';
 
-export const validateVCenterURL = (url: string | number): ValidationMsg => {
+import { safeBase64Decode } from '../../../helpers';
+import { validateIpv4, validateURL, ValidationMsg } from '../../common';
+
+export const urlMatchesCertFqdn = (urlHostname: string, caCert: string): boolean => {
+  try {
+    const decodedCaCert = safeBase64Decode(caCert);
+    const cert = pki.certificateFromPem(decodedCaCert);
+    const dnsAltName = cert.extensions
+      .find((ext) => ext.name === 'subjectAltName')
+      ?.altNames.find((altName) => altName.type === 2)?.value;
+    const commonName = cert.subject.attributes.find((attr) => attr.name === 'commonName')?.value;
+
+    return urlHostname === (dnsAltName || commonName);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Unable to parse certificate object from PEM.');
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
+
+export const validateVCenterURL = (url: string, caCert?: string): ValidationMsg => {
   // For a newly opened form where the field is not set yet, set the validation type to default.
   if (url === undefined) {
     return {
@@ -16,6 +36,7 @@ export const validateVCenterURL = (url: string | number): ValidationMsg => {
 
   const trimmedUrl: string = url.trim();
   const isValidURL = validateURL(trimmedUrl);
+  const urlHostname = getUrlHostname(url);
 
   if (trimmedUrl === '') {
     return {
@@ -37,8 +58,32 @@ export const validateVCenterURL = (url: string | number): ValidationMsg => {
       type: 'warning',
     };
 
+  if (validateIpv4(urlHostname)) {
+    return {
+      type: 'error',
+      msg: 'Invalid URL. The URL must be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN).',
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (caCert && !urlMatchesCertFqdn(urlHostname, caCert)) {
+    return {
+      type: 'error',
+      msg: 'Invalid URL. The URL must be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and match the FQDN in the certificate you uploaded.',
+    };
+  }
+
   return {
     type: 'success',
     msg: 'The URL of the vCenter API endpoint for example: https://host-example.com/sdk .',
   };
 };
+
+const getUrlHostname = (url: string) => {
+  try {
+    return new URL(url)?.hostname;
+  } catch {
+    console.error('Unable to parse URL.');
+  }
+
+  return '';
+};
diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/vsphereProviderValidator.ts b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/vsphereProviderValidator.ts
index 567bab130..e17b73020 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/vsphereProviderValidator.ts
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/utils/validators/provider/vsphere/vsphereProviderValidator.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ import { V1beta1Provider } from '@kubev2v/types';
 
 import { validateK8sName, validateURL, ValidationMsg } from '../../common';
 
+import { validateVCenterURL } from './validateVCenterURL';
 import { validateVDDKImage } from './validateVDDKImage';
 
-export function vsphereProviderValidator(provider: V1beta1Provider): ValidationMsg {
+export function vsphereProviderValidator(
+  provider: V1beta1Provider,
+  caCert?: string,
+): ValidationMsg {
   const name = provider?.metadata?.name;
   const url = provider?.spec?.url || '';
   const vddkInitImage = provider?.spec?.settings?.['vddkInitImage'] || '';
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ export function vsphereProviderValidator(provider: V1beta1Provider): ValidationM
     return { type: 'error', msg: 'invalid kubernetes resource name' };
   }
 
-  if (!validateURL(url)) {
+  if (caCert ? validateVCenterURL(url, caCert).type === 'error' : !validateURL(url)) {
     return { type: 'error', msg: 'invalid URL' };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/EditProvider.tsx b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/EditProvider.tsx
index d0ebbf423..3f2bef948 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/EditProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/EditProvider.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ export const EditProvider: React.FC<ProvidersCreateFormProps> = ({
         default:
           return (
             <>
-              <VCenterProviderCreateForm provider={newProvider} onChange={onNewProviderChange} />
+              <VCenterProviderCreateForm
+                provider={newProvider}
+                caCert={newSecret.data.cacert}
+                onChange={onNewProviderChange}
+              />
 
               <EditProviderSectionHeading text={t('Provider credentials')} />
               <VCenterCredentialsEdit secret={newSecret} onChange={onNewSecretChange} />
diff --git a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VCenterProviderCreateForm.tsx b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VCenterProviderCreateForm.tsx
index a2c9febd4..c0944e219 100644
--- a/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VCenterProviderCreateForm.tsx
+++ b/packages/forklift-console-plugin/src/modules/Providers/views/create/components/VCenterProviderCreateForm.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useReducer } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useReducer } from 'react';
 import {
   validateVCenterURL,
   validateVDDKImage,
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ import HelpIcon from '@patternfly/react-icons/dist/esm/icons/help-icon';
 
 export interface VCenterProviderCreateFormProps {
   provider: V1beta1Provider;
+  caCert: string;
   onChange: (newValue: V1beta1Provider) => void;
 }
 
 export const VCenterProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VCenterProviderCreateFormProps> = ({
   provider,
+  caCert,
   onChange,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useForkliftTranslation();
@@ -31,11 +33,19 @@ export const VCenterProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VCenterProviderCreateFormProps>
 
   const initialState = {
     validation: {
-      url: validateVCenterURL(url),
+      url: validateVCenterURL(url, caCert),
       vddkInitImage: validateVDDKImage(vddkInitImage),
     },
   };
 
+  // When certificate changes, re-validate the URL
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'SET_FIELD_VALIDATED',
+      payload: { field: 'url', validationState: validateVCenterURL(url, caCert) },
+    });
+  }, [caCert]);
+
   const reducer = (state, action) => {
     switch (action.type) {
       case 'SET_FIELD_VALIDATED':
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ export const VCenterProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VCenterProviderCreateFormProps>
           spec: {
             ...provider?.spec,
             settings: {
-              ...(provider?.spec?.settings as object),
+              ...provider?.spec?.settings,
               vddkInitImage: trimmedValue,
             },
           },
@@ -108,7 +118,7 @@ export const VCenterProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VCenterProviderCreateFormProps>
           spec: {
             ...provider?.spec,
             settings: {
-              ...(provider?.spec?.settings as object),
+              ...provider?.spec?.settings,
               sdkEndpoint: sdkEndpoint,
             },
           },
@@ -117,14 +127,14 @@ export const VCenterProviderCreateForm: React.FC<VCenterProviderCreateFormProps>
 
       if (id === 'url') {
         // Validate URL - VCenter of ESXi
-        const validationState = validateVCenterURL(trimmedValue);
+        const validationState = validateVCenterURL(trimmedValue, caCert);
 
         dispatch({ type: 'SET_FIELD_VALIDATED', payload: { field: 'url', validationState } });
 
         onChange({ ...provider, spec: { ...provider.spec, url: trimmedValue } });
       }
     },
-    [provider],
+    [provider, caCert],
   );
 
   const onClick: (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement, MouseEvent>) => void = (event) => {