Step 1: Configuring AD RMS to Work in an Extranet
Updated: May 18, 2007
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
In addition to the steps outlined in the "Windows Server Active Directory Rights Management Services Step-by-Step Guide," you must also do the following:
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Configure the extranet cluster URL in the Active Directory Rights Management Services console.
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Export the server authentication certificate, including the private key, on ADRMS-SRV. This will be imported into the Personal certificate store on the ISA server (ISA-SRV).
In order for users who are not connected to your organization's internal network to consume rights-protected content, you must configure the AD RMS extranet cluster URLs. These URLs are included in the AD RMS client licensor certificate and published with all rights-protected content. These URLs should be an address that is available to all computers on the Internet.
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| You must configure the extranet cluster URLs before you can rights-protect content. If you already have rights-protected content, the AD RMS-enabled client must download a new client licensor certificate that includes the extranet cluster URL. |
Configuring the extranet cluster URLs is done through the Active Directory Rights Management Services console. You should follow these steps to accomplish this task:
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Log on to ADRMS-SRV as CPANDL\ADRMSADMIN.
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Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Rights Management Services.
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If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
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Right-click ADRMS-SRV (Local), and then click Properties.
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Click the Cluster URLs tab, and then select the Extranet URLs check box.
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In the Licensing box, select https://, and then type adrms-srv.cpandl.com.
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In the Certification box, select https://, and then type adrms-srv.cpandl.com.
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Click OK.
Next, export the ADRMS-SRV server authentication certificate with its private key. This is required so that ISA-SRV can pass HTTPS requests from ADRMS-EXCLNT to the AD RMS cluster.
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Click Start, type mmc.exe, and then press ENTER.
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If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue.
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Click File, and then click Add/Remove Snap-in.
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Click Certificates, and then click Add.
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Select the Computer account option, and then click Next.
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Click Finish, and then click OK.
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Expand Certificates (Local Computer), expand Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and then click Certificates in the console tree.
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Right-click ADRMS-SRV.cpandl.com, point to All Tasks, and then click Export.
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On the Welcome to the Certificate Export Wizard page, click Next.
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Select the Yes, export the private key option, and then click Next.
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On the Export File Format page, click Next, accepting the default selections.
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In the Password and Type and confirm password boxes, type the same strong password, and then click Next.
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In the File name box, type \\adrms-db\public\adrms-srv_with_key.pfx, and then click Next.
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Click Finish.
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Click OK, confirming that the export was successful.

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