Understanding Active Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 includes a built-in CA technology that is known as Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS). The first iteration of AD CS emerged with Windows Server 2008, though previous versions of the technology were simply known as Certificate Services. AD CS can be used to issue certificates and subsequently manage them; it is responsible for ensuring their validity and managing their revocation and expiration. AD CS is often used in Windows Server 2012 if there is no particular need to have a third-party verify an organization’s certificates. It is common practice to set up an internal certificate authority for uses which are limited to internal users and ...
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