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| To install the Certificate Authority on your Windows 2000 Server |
| Many Web sites and computers require secured communication channels for transferring sensitive |
| data, such as credit card information. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the most popular and |
| universal solution; it protects information by using certificates. Windows 2000 ships with its own |
| certificate server, which can dramatically lower your costs compared to third-party solutions. |
| To install the Certificate Authority on your Windows 2000 Server, follow these steps: |
| Open Control Panel and run Add/Remove Programs. |
| Click Add/Remove Windows Components. |
| In the Windows Components Wizard, select the Certificate Services check box, and read the dialog |
| box that appears. Click Yes if you agree and understand the message, then click Next. |
| Click Next in the Terminal Services Setup dialog box. |
| On the Certification Authority Type, select Stand-alone CA if your computer is not part of a |
| domain, or choose Enterprise Root CA, and then click Next. |
| Enter the requested information in the next dialog box and click Next. |
| In the subsequent dialog box, verify the storage location for configuration data, and click Next. |
| Insert the Windows 2000 Server CD at the prompt. |
| When installation completes, you'll find a Certification Authority console in the Administrative |
| Tools folder. If your server is running IIS, you'll also find the CertSrv virtual folder installed. This |
| Web site can be used to request and retrieve a certificate, retrieve CRL, or check on pending |
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