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Any server running the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service must be configured with at least one active scope before it can lease Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to DHCP clients. A scope is a range, or pool, of IP addresses that can be leased to DHCP clients on a given subnet. If there are multiple […]
RunAs Radio digs into Hyper-V with guest Anil Desai. Hyper-V is the virtualization product that shipped as a beta with Windows Server 2008, the release version to be available 180 days later. This show was recorded while Hyper-V was still a release candidate. Anil digs into the strengths and weaknesses of Hyper-V and how it […]
You can begin configuring a CA from its properties window. Within the Certificate Authority console, right click the CA and select Properties.
By default, the General tab should already be the active tab in the window. This tab just provides some basic information about the CA such as the common name and Cryptographic setting. If […]
After Certificate Services is installed, you can manage it using the Certificate Authority snap-in. The console allows you to perform a number of different tasks including:
Stop and start the service
Backup and restore a CA
Renew a CA certificate
Configure the policy and exit modules
Manage certificates that have been issued and revoked
Manage certificate requests
Configure event auditing
Set security permissions
Create […]
An Enterprise Root CA is required before you can install a subordinate CA. Once you have completed the steps described in the previous section, you can install one or more Enterprise Subordinate CAs. This type of CA exists under the Enterprise Root CA in a certificate authority hierarchy. Enterprise Subordinate CAs can be created to […]
Once you have met the system requirements, you are ready to install the Enterprise Root CA for your network. The Enterprise Root CA is at the top of the certificate authority hierarchy. This server is automatically registered in Active Directory and therefore trusted by all computers within the domain. The Enterprise Root CA for your […]
You can begin configuring a CA from its properties window. Within the Certificate Authority console, right click the CA and select Properties.
By default, the General tab should already be the active tab in the window. This tab just provides some basic information about the CA such as the common name and Cryptographic setting. If […]
After Certificate Services is installed, you can manage it using the Certificate Authority snap-in. The console allows you to perform a number of different tasks including:
Stop and start the service
Backup and restore a CA
Renew a CA certificate
Configure the policy and exit modules
Manage certificates that have been issued and revoked
Manage certificate requests
Configure event auditing
Set security permissions
Create […]
An Enterprise Root CA is required before you can install a subordinate CA. Once you have completed the steps described in the previous section, you can install one or more Enterprise Subordinate CAs. This type of CA exists under the Enterprise Root CA in a certificate authority hierarchy. Enterprise Subordinate CAs can be created to […]
Once you have met the system requirements, you are ready to install the Enterprise Root CA for your network. The Enterprise Root CA is at the top of the certificate authority hierarchy. This server is automatically registered in Active Directory and therefore trusted by all computers within the domain. The Enterprise Root CA for your […]
With all of the security threats occurring on the Internet, it’s important to be able to trust the resource you’re connecting to and through which you’re passing information. One way you can enable others to trust you, is by installing Certificate Services on your server. Here’s how it’s done using Windows Server 2008.
What is Certificate […]
The features available in a Windows Server 2008 domain depend on the functional level. Therefore, you can add additional features to a domain by raising the functional level. Windows Server 2008 supports three different domain functional levels. The three domain functional levels are:
Windows 2000
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows 2000
When you configure a new Windows […]
Multiple domains form trees within a forest. A tree can be defined as a hierarchical arrangement of domains within a forest. A tree is established when a child domain is added to the hierarchy under an existing parent domain. When you add a new domain as a child domain, it inherits a portion […]
If you are familiar with Active Directory, you probably know that you can create multiple domains within a single forest. Multiple domains form trees within a forest. A tree can be defined as a hierarchical arrangement of domains within a forest.
A tree is established when a child domain is added to the hierarchy […]