Version 1 certificate templates

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Version 1 certificate templates

Microsoft certification authorities (CAs) support two types of certificate templates: version 1 and version 2. Version 1 templates are provided for backwards compatibility and support many general needs for subject certification. They are created by default when a certification authority is installed and cannot be modified or removed. They can be duplicated, creating a version 2 template that can be modified.

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, supports only version 1 templates. Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, support both version 1 and version 2 templates. For more information on version 2 templates, see Version 2 certificate templates.