Define Certificate Enrollment and Renewal Processes

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Define the certificate enrollment and renewal processes that you will use for your organization. Microsoft Certificate Services supports the following certificate enrollment and renewal methods:

  • Interactive certificate requests with the Certificate Request wizard (for Windows 2000 users, computers, and services only).

  • Automatic certificate requests with the Automatic Certificate Request setup wizard (for Windows 2000 computer certificates only).

  • Interactive certificate requests with the Microsoft Certificate Services Web pages (for most Web browser clients).

  • Smart card enrollment with the Smart Card Enrollment Station.

  • Custom certificate enrollment and renewal applications using Microsoft Enrollment Control.

The certificate enrollment and renewal process that you choose is determined by the users and computers for which you intend to provide services. You can use the Certificate Request wizard only for Windows 2000 clients. However, you can use Web-based enrollment and renewal services for most clients with Web browsers.

You can use the Microsoft Certificate Services Web pages as they are, or you can customize the pages. For example, you can limit user options or provide additional links to online user instructions and user support information.