Manage local user and computer certificates

Intermediate

Administrator

Security Engineer

Windows Server

Manage certificates for Windows users, computers, services, authentication, encryption, and trust.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

Select the correct certificate store and management tool.
Inspect certificate identity, purpose, validity, chain, and private-key association.
Transfer certificates and private keys safely.
Complete certificate enrollment and request workflows.
Establish certification authority trust and diagnose private-key access.
Renew, recover, troubleshoot, and retire certificates without losing access to encrypted data.

Familiarity with Windows 11 or Windows Server administration.
Basic understanding of authentication, encryption, and public key infrastructure.