Using Authentication with Certificates
So far, you have looked at using the HTTP option for mutually authenticating the source and replica hosts. Now you will look at the HTTPS alternative, which is recommended for replicating over nontrusted networks (for encryption) and for hosts that are not in the same Active Directory forest.
Understanding Certificate Requirements
Both the source and replica hosts must have certificates that are mutually trusted. In other words, they must both trust the same parent or come from the same certificate authority (CA).
In an enterprise deployment, Windows Active Directory Certificate Services could be used. The CA certificate(s) can be deployed via Group Policy, thus ensuring that any issued certificates from ...
Get Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Installation and Configuration Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
