Part 2 - Configuring an Enterprise Root Certificate Authority
Active Directory Certificate Authority Certificates Microsoft
Published on 22 March 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 180. Reading Time: 1 mins.
This is Part 2 of a series of posts on how to configure VMware vSphere 6.x to use Certificates from Microsoft Windows Server Certificate Services.
The following assumes you have completed the steps within the series:
Instructions
Click Configure Active Directory Certificate Services to run the AD CS Configuration Post-deployment configuration wizard.
![part2config1.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config1.png)
If required, click Change to choose a different account with the appropriate administration rights (i.e. Enterprise Admins) and click Next.
![part2config2.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config2.png)
Check the Certification Authority and Certification Authority Web Enrollment checkboxes and click Next.
![part2config3.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config3.png)
Ensure the Enterprise CA option is selected and click Next.
![part2config4.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config4.png)
Ensure the Root CA option is selected and click Next.
![part2config5.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config5.png)
Ensure the Create a new private key option is selected and click Next.
![part2config6.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config6.png)
Click Next.
![part2config7.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config7.png)
Click Next.
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Click Next.
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Click Next.
![part2config10.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config10.png)
Click Configure.
![part2config11.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config11.png)
Click Close
![part2config12.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config12.png)
Check the Web Enrollment is working by browsing to http://localhost/certsrv/
![part2config13.png](/img/2016/03/22/032216_1848_part2config13.png)
Next Steps
Now we have configured the Enterprise Root Certificate Authority, let us move on to Part 3A - Creating the Microsoft CA Template for SSL certificates in vSphere 6.0
Published on 22 March 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 180. Reading Time: 1 mins.
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