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Managing Certificates with Windows PowerShell
Where to find tutorials on managing certificate with Windows PowerShell? Here is a collection of tutorials compiled by FYIcenter.com team on managing certificates with Windows PowerShell. What Is Windows PowerShell Start Windows PowerShell Certificate Provider In Windows PowerShell Certificate Store...
2016-07-30, 2820👍, 0💬

What Is "certmgr.exe" on Windows
What is "certmgr.exe" on Windows? "certmgr.exe" is a Certificate Manager command line tool that allows you to manage certificates, certificate trust lists (CTLs), and certificate revocation lists (CRLs) for Windows systems. Certmgr.exe performs the following basic functions: Displays certificates, C...
2016-09-30, 2770👍, 0💬

Certificate Provider In Windows PowerShell
What is Certificate provider in Windows PowerShell? The Certificate provider is part of the Windows PowerShell that exposes certificate information on Windows system as a file system called "Cert:" drive. This allows you to navigate the certificate information using file system standard cmdlets. For...
2016-07-31, 2693👍, 0💬

Required Root Certificates for Windows 2000
What are required root certificates for Windows 2000? I was told to not touch these certificates. Some root certificates are required and trusted in Windows 2000. Here is why: As part of a public key infrastructure (PKI) trust management procedure, some administrators may decide to remove trusted ro...
2016-07-16, 2597👍, 0💬

Create a Custom Certificate Request
Administrators usually configure certificate templates in advance so that the templates can be used to request or enroll for certificates. Custom requests can be used to modify a certificate template to meet special requirements, or to create a new certificate not based on a template. They can also ...
2016-08-01, 2449👍, 0💬

Certificates Overview
A public key certificate, usually just called a certificate, is a digitally signed statement that binds the value of a public key to the identity of the person, device, or service that holds the corresponding private key. One of the main benefits of certificates is that hosts no longer have to maint...
2016-07-15, 2437👍, 0💬

Start Windows PowerShell
How to start Windows PowerShell? On most Windows systems, you follow these steps to start Windows PowerShell: 1. Enter "Windows PowerShell" in the Windows search box. You will see "Windows PowerShell" in the matched result list. 2. Click "Windows PowerShell" in the matched result list. You will see ...
2016-07-31, 2408👍, 0💬

Request a Certificate by Using a PKCS #10 or PKCS #7 File
It is not always possible to submit a certificate request online to a certification authority (CA). In these instances, you might still be able to submit a certificate request in the form of a PKCS #7 or PKCS #10 file. In general, you use a PKCS #10 file to submit a request for a new certificat...
2016-07-29, 2370👍, 0💬

What Is "makecert.exe" on Windows
What is "makecert.exe" on Windows? "makecert.exe" is a Certificate Creation tool on Windows systems that allows you to generate X.509 certificates for testing purposes only. "makecert.exe" creates a public and private key pair for digital signatures and stores it in a certificate file. This tool als...
2016-09-30, 2346👍, 0💬

Certificate Properties OCSP Tab
The OCSP tab is used by administrators to add Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responder URLs to issuing certification authority (CA) certificates, which are distributed by Group Policy to Active Directory domain members. This enables organizations to add OCSP responders to an existing publ...
2016-07-22, 2324👍, 0💬

Request Certificates by Using the Certificate Request Wizard
When you request certificates from a Windows-based enterprise certification authority (CA), you can use the Certificate Request Wizard located in the Certificates snap-in. This wizard guides you through the following steps: Selecting the CA to which you will submit the request. Selecting the appropr...
2016-08-06, 2215👍, 0💬

Display Certificate Stores
Using the Certificates snap-in, you can display the certificate store for a user, a computer, or a service according to the purpose for which the certificates were issued or by using their logical storage categories. When you display certificates according to their storage categories, you can also c...
2016-07-28, 2103👍, 0💬

Obtain a Certificate
To enroll for a certificate, a certificate request must be made by the user, computer, or service that has access to the private key associated with the public key that will be part of the certificate. Users, computers, and services can autoenroll for certificates without user intervention, dependin...
2016-08-10, 2082👍, 0💬

Renew a Certificate
Every certificate has a validity period. After the end of the validity period, the certificate is no longer considered an acceptable or usable credential. The Certificates snap-in enables you to renew a certificate issued from a Windows enterprise certification authority (CA) before or after the end...
2016-07-28, 1999👍, 0💬

Find Certificates
The Find Certificates dialog box allows you to locate certificates based on criteria that you specify. Users or local Administrators is the minimum group membership required to complete this procedure. Review the details in "Additional considerations" in this topic. ☞ To find a certificate In the...
2016-07-21, 1979👍, 0💬

Troubleshoot Certificate-Related Problems
This section lists a few common issues you may encounter when using the Certificates snap-in or working with certificates. What problem are you having? I cannot enroll for a new certificate by using the Certificate Request Wizard. I get a message indicating that I need to enroll for a new certificat...
2016-07-15, 1959👍, 0💬

View the Certificates in a PKCS #7 file
If multiple certificates are exported and saved as PKCS #7 files, or if some time has passed since the file was created, it may not be obvious what certificates a PKCS #7 file contains. The following procedure allows you to inspect the certificates contained in a PKCS #7 file. Users or local Ad...
2016-07-22, 1951👍, 0💬

What Is Windows PowerShell
What is Windows PowerShell? PowerShell is an automation platform and scripting language for Windows and Windows Server that allows you to simplify the management of your systems. Unlike other text-based shells, PowerShell harnesses the power of the .NET Framework, providing rich objects and a massiv...
2016-07-31, 1928👍, 0💬

Request a Certificate
You can use the Certificates snap-in to request certificates. You can request any type of certificate that has been preconfigured and made available by an administrator of the certification authority (CA) that will process the certificate request. Users or local Administrators is the minimum group m...
2016-08-06, 1863👍, 0💬

Manage Revocation Checking Policy
Revocation of a certificate invalidates a certificate as a trusted security credential prior to the scheduled expiration of its validity period. A public key infrastructure (PKI) depends on distributed verification of credentials in which there is no need for direct communication with the central tr...
2016-07-15, 1859👍, 0💬

Manage Certificate Enrollment Policy by Using the Certificates Snap-in
This topic describes the procedures and applications used to add enrollment policy servers and manage enrollment policies by using the Certificates snap-in. These procedures can be used to configure enrollment policies that enable users to request certificates from commercial certification authoriti...
2016-07-30, 1858👍, 0💬

What Is "OpenSSL" on Windows
What is "OpenSSL" on Windows? "OpenSSL" on Windows is a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library. "OpenSSL" is a c...
2016-09-30, 1843👍, 0💬

Public and Private Keys
In public key encryption, two different keys are used to encrypt and decrypt information. The private key is a key that is known only to its owner, while the public key can be made known and available to other entities on the network. The two keys are different but complementary in function. For exa...
2016-07-15, 1839👍, 0💬

Certification Path Tab
Using the Certification Path tab, you can view the path from the selected certificate to the certification authorities (CAs) that issue the certificate. Before a certificate is trusted, Windows must verify that the certificate comes from a trusted source. This verification process is called path val...
2016-07-25, 1803👍, 0💬

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