Active Directory Certificate Services

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) is an Identity and Access Control security technology that provides customizable services for creating and managing public key certificates used in software security systems that employ public key technologies.

Product Evaluation

• Active Directory Certificate Services Overview

• Active Directory Certificate Services Role

Getting Started

• Active Directory Certificate Services Step-by-Step Guide

• Online Responder Installation, Configuration, and Troubleshooting Guide

Deployment

• Active Directory Certificate Services Migration Guide (Windows Server 2008 R2)

• Active Directory Certificate Services Upgrade and Migration Guide (Windows Server 2008)

• How to Set Up a Certification Authority on a Server Core Installation

• How to Set Up a CA for Non-Persistent Certificate Processing

• Key Archival and Management in Windows Server 2008

• Suite B PKI Step-by-Step Guide

• AD CS: Network Device Enrollment Service in Windows Server 2008 R2

• AD CS: Cross-forest Certificate Enrollment with Windows Server 2008 R2

Operations

• How to Request a Certificate With a Custom Subject Alternative Name

• Implementing and Administering Certificate Templates

• Certification Authority Clustering Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide

• Certificate Revocation Checking in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

• Creating Certificate Requests By Using Certificate Enrollment Control

Troubleshooting

• Active Directory Certificate Services Health Model

Installed Help

The AD CS Help installed with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is also available in the Windows Server Technical Library.

• Active Directory Certificate Services and Public Key Management (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=127816)

• Active Directory Certificate Services and Public Key Management (Windows Server 2008)

Other Resources

• Windows Server 2008 TechCenter: Active Directory Certificate Services

  TechCenters provide links to content outside of the Technical Library, including Knowledge Base articles, downloads, technical articles, and other resources.