7.17. Types of Enrollment

Using certificates, you can determine various types of enrollment, including web, the Certificates MMC, the command line, and autoenrollment.

7.17.1. Web Enrollment

The primary way to interface with a server and obtain a certificate manually is through the use of a web-based browser. Using this method, you can either use a stand-alone or enterprise CA to obtain almost any type of certificate. However, web enrollment does not support certificates templates, so all the information regarding the certificate must be provided by the user.

NOTE

Web-based enrollment can be used for smart card authentication.

7.17.2. Command-Line Enrollment

Using the command certreq.exe, you can manually create, manage, and retrieve certificates. ...

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