Setting up a CA

If you decide to issue certificates from your own CA, use this recipe to set it up using AD CS.

Getting ready

Sign in with local administrator privileges to a Windows Server installation that you intend to use as a CA.

If you intend to implement an enterprise CA, ensure the server is domain-joined and you're signed in with a domain account that is a member of the Enterprise Admins group. Ensure that Active Directory replication works adequately.

How to do it…

Setting up a CA consists of the following steps:

1. Installing the AD CS role
2. Configuring the CA

Installing the AD CS role

Perform these steps to install the AD CS role using the Add Roles and Features wizard:

1. Press Start.
2. Search for Server Manager or run servermanager.exe. The Server Manager window appears.
3. In the gray top bar of Server Manager, click Manage.
4. Select Add Roles and Features from the menu. The Add Roles and Features Wizard window...