Chapter 13. Implementing a Secure PKI

Before you can implement public key infrastructure (PKI), you must educate yourself and staff on the technology, plan implementation, and develop policies. After all this, implementation is still a complicated process. Product documentation and many excellent articles on the Microsoft web site explain implementation. However, it is easy to get lost in the details. Installing a simple two-tier CA hierarchy with appropriate security is not a daunting task, yet the first time you must wade through all the details can be confusing.

Implementing a two-tier hierarchy is described in the following sections. First, instructions for installing and configuring a secure, offline root CA are provided, and then steps ...

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