Step by Step : Installing Certificate Authority on Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi all, today lets go through another services that Windows Server 2012 can provide for your infrastructure, which is Certificate Authority (CA).
** in my next post, i will post step by step on Network Access Protection, so this Certificate Authority is one of the requirement that you need 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 can 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 by the organization to issue and manage certificates”
More information please log in to : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/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…
2 – In the Select Features interface, proceed with Next…
3 – In the Active Directory Certificates Services interface, click Next…
4 – In the Select role services, make sure you tick Certificate Authority and Certification Authority Web Enrollment check box and then click Next…
5 – In the Web Server Role (IIS) interface, click Next to proceed…
6 – in the Select role services, just click Next to proceed…
7 – in the installation selections interface, click Install…
8 – After installation complete, in the Installation progress interface, click Configure Active Directory Certificate Services on the destination server…
9 – Next, in the Credentials interface, verify that your Credentials is Administrator and then click Next…
10 – In the Role Services interface, tick Certification Authority and Certification Authority Web Enrollment and then click Next…
11 – In the Setup Type interface, verify that Enterprise CA is selected and click Next…
12 – In the CA Type interface, verify that Root CA is selected and then click Next…
13 – Next in the Private Key interface, click Create a new private key and 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 Name interface, just proceed with Next…
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 then click Next…
17 – In the CA Database interface, just click Next to proceed…
18 – Next in the Confirmation interface, verify again all the settings and then click Configure…
19 – please wait few minutes for the configuration to complete…
20 – Finally, our CA & CA Web Enrollment successfully installed and later in my next blog, i will continue with Installing & Configuring Network Access Protection which is require us to have this CA…