[MS-WCCE]: Certificate Templates Container (2024)

FAQs

How to enable web server certificate template option on windows certification authority ca server? ›

In the Certification Authority MMC, click Certificate Templates. On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Certificate Template to Issue. The Enable Certificate Templates dialog box opens. In Enable Certificate Templates, click the name of the certificate template that you just configured, and then click OK.

Open the Certification Authority snap-in, and double-click the name of the CA. Right-click Certificate Templates, click New, and then click Certificate Template to Issue. Select the certificate template, and click OK.

Under Security tab, In the Group or user name, click Add and type the name or browse to select the security group. For example, Auto Enroll group. Select the security group and under Permissions dialog box, select the Read, Enroll, and Autoenroll check boxes.

On the issuing CA, on the Security tab in the properties for the certificate template, add one or more security groups to grant the user or device accounts Read and Enroll permissions.

Certificate templates are the sets of rules and settings that are configured on a CA to be applied against incoming certificate requests. Certificate templates also give instructions to the client on how to create and submit a valid certificate request.

Disabling a certificate template by removing the read permission. To disable a certificate template, you can: Select the Security tab in the certificate template properties dialog. Disable the Read permission for the PKIaaS WSTEP service account.

Administrative Template file storage

The GPOs are stored in the SYSVOL folder. The SYSVOL folder is automatically replicated to other domain controllers in the same domain. A policy file uses approximately 2 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space.

How do I make an editable certificate template? ›

A certificate template defines the policies and rules that a CA uses when a request for a certificate is received.

1 – Open Microsoft Word, and pick your template

Launch Microsoft Word from your Desktop or the taskbar. If you don't see a blank document, click on “File,” and from the side menu, select “New” on the Home tab to open a new document. In the Search box on the New screen, type “certificate” and press Enter.

In order for your machine to recognize your CAC certificates and DoD websites as trusted, run the InstallRoot utility to install the DoD CA certificates on Microsoft operating systems. If you're running an alternate operating system such as Mac OS or Linux, you can import certificates from the PKCS 7 bundle.

On the /CertSrv Home page, right-click SSL Settings, and then select Open Feature. On the SSL Settings pane, check the Require SSL box. On the Actions pane, select Apply, and close Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

To enable server certificate validation requires the use of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to distribute a certificate to the RADIUS. There are 3 primary options for obtaining a server certificate. Use a server certificate from a Public Certificate Authority (CA), such as Verisign, Thawte, or GoDaddy.