Create Certificate Template

This task creates a certificate template named Operations Manager that can be issued from the Windows Server 2008 certification authority web enrollment page. The certificate template supports Server Authentication (OID 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1) and Client Authentication (OID 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2), and enables the name to be manually entered rather than auto-generated from Active Directory because the Edge Transport will not be an Active Directory domain member.

The steps to create the security template follow:

1. Log on to CA, which is DC1.companyxyz.com in this example.

2. Launch Server Manager.

3. Expand Roles, Active Directory Certificate Services, and select Certificate Templates (fqdn).

4. Right-click the Computer template ...

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