The following procedures provide the steps for obtaining a certificate from an enterprise certification authority (CA) by using Certificate Services, which is a feature in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. To obtain a certificate in this manner, you must do the following:
- Download the Trusted Root (CA) certificate.
- Import the Trusted Root (CA) certificate.
- Create a certificate template.
- Request a certificate from the enterprise CA.
- Import the certificate into Operations Manager.
To download the Trusted Root (CA) certificate
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Log on to the computer where you installed a certificate; for example, the gateway server or management server.
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Start Internet Explorer, and connect to the computer hosting Certificate Services; for example, https://<servername>/certsrv.
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On the Welcome page, click Download a CA Certificate, certificate chain, or CRL.
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On the Download a CA Certificate, Certificate Chain, or CRL page, click Encoding method, click Base 64, and then click Download CA certificate chain.
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In the File Download dialog box, click Save, and save the certificate; for example Trustedca.p7b.
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When the download has finished, close Internet Explorer.
To import the Trusted Root (CA) Certificate
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On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then click Run.
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In the Run dialog box, type mmc, and then click OK.
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In the Console1 window, click File, and then click Add/Remove Snap-in.
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In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click Add.
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In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click Certificates, and then click Add.
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In the Certificates snap-in dialog box, select Computer account, and then click Next.
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In the Select Computer dialog box, ensure that Local computer: (the computer this console is running on) is selected, and then click Finish.
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In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click Close.
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In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click OK.
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In the Console1 window, expand Certificates (Local Computer), expand Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and then click Certificates.
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Right-click Certificates, select All Tasks, and then click Import.
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In the Certificate Import Wizard, click Next.
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On the File to Import page, click Browse and select the location where you downloaded the CA certificate file, for example, TrustedCA.p7b, select the file, and then click Open.
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On the File to Import page, select Place all certificates in the following store and ensure that Trusted Root Certification Authorities appears in the Certificate store box, and then click Next.
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On the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Finish.
To create a certificate template
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On the computer that is hosting your enterprise CA, on the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Certification Authority.
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In the navigation pane, expand the CA name, right-click Certificate Templates, and then click Manage.
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In the Certificate Templates console, in the results pane, right-click IPSec (Offline request), and then click Duplicate Template.
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In the Properties of New Template dialog box, on the General tab, in the Template display name text box, type a new name for this template (for example, OperationsManagerCert).
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On the Request Handling tab, select Allow private key to be exported, and then click CSPs.
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In the CSP Selection dialog box, select the cryptographic service provider that best suits your business needs, and then click OK.
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| Windows 2000 Server will work with Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider 1.0. Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP will work with Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider. |
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Click the Extensions tab, and in Extensions included in this template, click Application Policies, and then click Edit.
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In the Edit Application Policies Extension dialog box, click IP security IKE intermediate, and then click Remove.
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Click Add, and in the Application policies list, hold down the CTRL key to multi-select items from the list, click Client Authentication and Server Authentication, and then click OK.
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In the Edit Application Policies Extension dialog box, click OK.
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Click the Security tab, ensure that the Authenticated Users group has Read and Enroll permissions, and then click OK.
To add the template to the Certificate Templates folder
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Within the Certification Authority snap-in, right-click the Certificate Templates folder, point to New, and then click Certification Template to Issue.
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In the Enable Certificate Templates box, select the certificate template that you created, and then click OK.
To request a certificate from an enterprise CA
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Log on to the computer where you want to install a certificate (for example, gateway server or management server).
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Start Internet Explorer, and connect to the computer hosting Certificate Services (for example, http://<servername>/certsrv).
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On the Microsoft Certificate Services Welcome page, click Request a certificate.
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On the Request a Certificate page, click Or, submit an advanced certificate request.
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On the Advanced Certificate Request page, click Create and submit a request to this CA.
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On the Advanced Certificate Request page, do the following:
- Under Certificate Template, select the name of the template you created (for example, OperationsManagerCert).
- Under Identifying Information For Offline Template, in the Name field, enter a unique name; for example, the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the computer you are requesting the certificate for. For the rest of the fields, enter the appropriate information.
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| Event ID 20052 of type Error is generated if the FQDN entered into the Name field does not match the computer name. |
- Under Key Options, click Create a new key set; in the CSP field, select the cryptographic service provider that bests suits your business needs; under Key Size, select a key size that bests suits your business needs; select Automatic key container name; ensure that Mark keys as exportable is selected; clear Export keys to file; clear Enable strong private key protection; and then click Store certificate in the local computer certificate store.
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| Windows 2000 Server will work with Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider 1.0. Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP will work with Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider. |
- Under Additional Options, under Request Format, select CMC; in the Hash Algorithm list, select SHA-1; clear Save request to a file; and then in the Friendly Name field, enter the FQDN of the computer that you are requesting the certificate for.
- Click Submit.
- If a Potential Scripting Violation message is displayed, click Yes.
- On the Certificate Issued page, click Install this certificate.
- If a Potential Scripting Violation dialog box is displayed, click Yes.
- On the Certificate Installed page, when you see the message that Your new certificate has been successfully installed, close the browser.
To import certificates using MOMCertImport
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Log on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Administrators group.
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On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then click Run.
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In the Run dialog box, type cmd and then click OK.
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At the command prompt, type <drive_letter>: (where <drive_letter> is the drive where the Operations Manager 2007 installation media is located), and then press ENTER.
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Type cd\SupportTools\i386 and then press ENTER.
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| On 64-bit computers, type cd\SupportTools\amd64 |
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Type the following:
MOMCertImport /SubjectName <Certificate Subject Name>
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Press ENTER.
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