Certificate Services provides customizable services for issuing and managing certificates that are used in software security systems that employ public key technology. Certificate Services is available on computers running Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard Edition; Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003, Enterprise Edition; and Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003, Datacenter Edition.

• Before deploying certification authorities and a public key infrastructure, see Checklist: Creating a certification hierarchy with an offline root certification authority.
  
  
• Before configuring certification authorities and clients for certificate autoenrollment, see Checklist: Configuring certificate autoenrollment.
  
  
• Before removing a deployed certification authority from your enterprise, see Checklist: Decommissioning a certification authority.
  
  
• For tips about using Certificate Services, see Certificate Services Best practices.
  
  
• For help with specific tasks, see Certificate Services How To....
  
  
• For general background information, see Certificate Services Concepts.
  
  
• For problem-solving instructions, see Certificate Services Troubleshooting.