How to Enroll for a Certificate Using the Modified Configuration

In this procedure, you will use the New Platform wizard to create an Enterprise Web Pad for a CEPC or for an Emulator. With the Enterprise Web Pad platform that you create, you will enroll for a certificate from a certificate server using the enrollment options specified in Enroll.cfg configuration file. Modifying the configuration file allows you to specify enrollment details particular to your certificate server.

Hardware and Software Assumptions

• You have a Windows 2000 Certificate Server already configured. You need to know the name of your certificate server. For more information, see the technical article in Microsoft TechNet titled, Step-by-Step Guide for Setting up a Certificate Authority.
• You have not changed the Enroll.exe sample.
• Your Platform Builder installation includes CEPC x86 and Emulator x86 board support packages.
• You have a CEPC already configured. For more information about configuring a CEPC, see How to Set Up a CEPC and How to Use the IDE to Create, Customize, and Build a Platform.

To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.

	Step	Topic
	1. Familiarize yourself with the topics explaining the enrollment process.	Using the Enrollment Client Sample Authenticating the Client Creating a PKCS #10 Request Posting the Request Retrieving the Certificate
	2. Create the enrollment environment and create the Enterprise Web Pad platform.	Creating an Enrollment Environment
	3. Review the enrollment options specified in the sample configuration file.	Configuring Enroll.exe
	4. Modify the enrollment options in the sample configuration file and add the file to your device.	Using an Enrollment Configuration File
	5. Configure a remote connection and download the OS image. Choose the appropriate topic(s) based on the development platform you are using.	For a CEPC: Configuring an Ethernet Remote Connection Downloading an OS Image to a Target Device For an Emulator: Downloading an OS Image to the Emulator
	6. Obtain a certificate using the -f option for Enroll.exe.	Obtaining a Certificate Using a Configuration File
	7. Verify the new certificate on the device.	Verifying the Existence of a Certificate

See Also

Enrolling for a Certificate | How to Enroll for a Certificate Using the Default Configuration | Configuring Enroll.exe

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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