Stand-alone certification authority: installation on Windows Server

Configuration of the certification authority

In this part we will configure a stand-alone CA.

1. From the server manager, click on the 1 flag and then Configure Active Directory Certificate Services 2 to open the configuration wizard.

2. Specify a local Administrators group member use 1 and click Next 2 .

3. Check the services to configure 1 and click Next 2 .

4. Select stand-alone CA 1 and click Next 2.

5. Type de l’AC, choisir Autorité de certification racine 1 puis cliquer sur Suivant 2.

6. Select Create private key 1 and click Next 2 .

7. If necessary change the encryption options and click Next 1 .

8. Configure the name of the Certificate Authority 1 and click Next 2 .

9. Configure the period of validity of the authority (5/10 / … years) 1 then click Next 2 .

10. Specify the location of the AC 1 data and click Next 2 .

11. Click Configure 1 to start the creation of the certification authority.

12. Wait while creating AC …

13. When finished, exit the wizard by clicking the Close 1 button.