The Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) server role in Windows Server® 2008 provides customizable services for issuing and managing certificates in software security systems that use public key technologies. The following is a list of the Installed Help content that is available for AD CS and public key management in Windows Server 2008.

• Active Directory Certificate Services
  
  Explains how to configure and operate a certification authority (CA) and related components to issue and manage certificates.
  
  
• Certificates Snap-in
  
  Explains how to view and assess certificate contents, and to manage their use.
  
  
• Certificate Templates
  
  Explains how to configure and issue certificates based on certificate templates.
  
  
• Online Responder
  
  Explains how to configure and manage Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) validation and revocation checking in Windows-based networks.
  
  
• Enterprise PKI
  
  Explains how to monitor and manage one or more CAs and related components in an organization.