Active Administrator 8.6.2 - User Guide

Installing certificates

Installing certificates

You can add a certificate to a selected computer, or select certificates to install on one or more computers. You can choose certificates from the list of the computer you are viewing or from the Certificate Repository. You also can install a certificate when viewing certificate details and from the Certificate Repository. See Viewing certificate details and Installing certificates from the repository.

To add a certificate to the computer you are viewing

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Management.

2	Select the computer or virtual folder to view the certificates.

3	Click Add.

4	Select a certificate file.

5	Click Open.

6	Select the store in which to place the certificate.

7	If you selected to install a PFX (PKCS12) file, type the password.

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Click OK.

9	Click Refresh.

To install certificates to one or more computers

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Management.

2	Select the computer or virtual folder to view the certificates, if necessary.

3	Select one or more certificate files, and click Install on.

4	Browse to locate a computer.

5	Click Get Certificate Stores.

6	Select the store in which to place the certificate.

7	If you selected to install a PFX (PKCS12) file, type the password.

8	To add the certificate(s) to an additional computer, click Add, and select a computer. Repeat for each computer you want to add to the list.

NOTE: The selected certificate store must exist on all the additional computers you add. If the store is missing on a selected computer, you receive an error message during the validation process. You can cancel the validation process and click Remove to remove the selected computer from the list.

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Click OK.

10	Click Yes to verify.

NOTE: Active Administrator validates each computer and certificate before installing it. If you selected several computers and the process is taking too long or you are getting errors, you can cancel the process. Click Cancel in the progress bar, and click Yes to confirm.

Deleting certificates

Deleting certificates

Deleting a certificate from a selected computer removes the certificate from the selected computer only, and not from the repository. You also can delete certificates from the repository. See Deleting certificates from the repository.

To delete a certificate

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Management.

2	Select the computer or virtual folder to view the certificates.

3	Select a certificate, and click Delete.

4	Click Yes.

Managing Certificate Authority

Managing Certificate Authority

With the Certificate Authority feature, you can manage the Certificate Authority (CA) servers, the Active Directory Certificate Service (certsvc), and CA certificates within a selected forest. Quickly see the status of the certsvc, and associated Active Directory objects. Back up CA servers, view processing events, view certificate templates, and search for CA certificates and templates.

Topics 

•	Viewing a Certificate Authority summary

•	Adding a forest

•	Searching Certificate Authority

•	Managing Certificate Authority servers

•	Viewing certificate templates

•	Viewing events

•	Configuring Certificate Authority notifications

•	Viewing Certificate Authority backups

•	Purging Certificate Authority backups

•	Managing Purge History

Viewing a Certificate Authority summary

Viewing a Certificate Authority summary

The Summary tab lists all the Certificate Authority servers found in the selected forest along with status of the Active Directory Certificate Service, and required Active Directory objects.

To view Certificate Authority servers and objects

1	Select Certificate | Certificate Authority.

2	Select a forest from the list in the tool bar. If you do not see a forest, click Add forest. See Adding a forest.

 

Table 7. Summary tab

Detail	Description
CA Servers	Lists the CA servers in the selected forest. Details include the FQDN of the CA server name, the CA type, time and date of the last backup, and the overall status. The icons indicate the status of the Active Directory Certificate Service (certsvc) and required Active Directory objects (CA, AIA, CDP, KRA, and Enrollment). Open the Servers tab for details. See Managing Certificate Authority servers.
NT Authentication Certificates Certificate Authorities (CA)	Displays the path and lists the certificates, including the expiration date, and key usages. Click a certificate to view details and to install the certificate.
Enrollment Services	Displays the name, path, number of templates, and lists the certificates, including the expiration date, and key usages. Click a certificate to view details and to install the certificate.
Authority Information Access (AIA)	Displays the path and lists the certificates, including the expiration date, and key usages. Click a certificate to view details and to install the certificate.
CLR Distribution Point (CDP)	Displays the name and path of the CLR Distribution Points.
Recovery Agents (KRA)	Displays the name and path of the Key Recovery Agents.