How To Configure Certificate Authority In Windows Server 2012

Hi all, today lets get through some other services that Windows Server 2012 can provide for your infrastructure, which is Document Authority (CA).

** in my next postal service, i will postal service pace by step on Network Access Protection, and then this Certificate Authorization is i of the requirement that you demand before you proceed with Network Access Protection.**

"A certification authority (CA) is responsible for attesting to the identity of users, computers, and organizations.

The CA authenticates an entity and vouches for that identity by issuing a digitally signed certificate.

The CA tin also manage, revoke, and renew certificates.

A certification authority can refer to following:

An organization that vouches for the identity of an end user
A server that is used past the organization to consequence and manage certificates"

More than information please log in to : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-u.s./library/hh831574.aspx

Lets get started…

1 – On the domain Server (OSI-ADDS01), open Server Manager and go through to Select Server Roles and click Active Directory Certificate Services and then click Next…

two – In theSelect Features interface, proceed with Next…

3 – In the Active Directory Certificates Services interface, click Side by side…

iv – In the Select role services, make sure you lot tick Certificate Say-so and Certification Authority Web Enrollment bank check box and and so click Next…

5 – In the Web Server Role (IIS) interface, click Next to proceed…

6 – in the Select role services, just click Adjacent to proceed…

7 – in the installation selections interface, click Install…

eight – After installation consummate, in the Installation progress interface, click Configure Active Directory Certificate Services on the destination server…

9 – Side by side, in the Credentials interface, verify that your Credentials is Ambassador then click Adjacent…

x – In the Role Services interface, tick Certification Authorisation and Certification Potency Web Enrollment and so click Next…

11 – In the Setup Blazon interface, verify that Enterprise CA is selected and click Adjacent…

12 – In the CA Type interface, verify that Root CA is selected and and so click Next…

thirteen – Side by side in the Individual Central interface, click Create a new private key then click Next…

14 – In the Cryptography for CA interface, you can remain the default setting which RSA Cryptography with 2048 key length and verify that SHA1 is selected, and then click Next…

15 – Next in the CA Proper noun interface, just go along with Adjacent…

16 – In the Validity Period, i choose 3 years for my CA, default should be 5 years but its all depend on your organization security policy, and so click Adjacent…

17 – In the CA Database interface, but click Next to proceed…

18 – Next in the Confirmation interface, verify again all the settings and and then click Configure…

19 – delight look few minutes for the configuration to complete…

20 – Finally, our CA & CA Web Enrollment successfully installed and later on in my next weblog, i will continue with Installing & Configuring Network Admission Protection which is require us to take this CA…