June 2017
Beginner to intermediate
742 pages
18h 29m
English
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The types of CA
Based on the installation mode, the CAs can be divided into two types: the stand-alone CA and the enterprise CA. The best way to explain capabilities of both types is to compare them:
|
Feature |
Stand-alone CA |
Enterprise CA |
|
AD DS dependency |
Does not depend on AD DS, it can be installed on member server or standalone server in workgroup |
Only can be installed on member server |
|
Operate offline |
Can stay offline |
Cannot be offline |
|
Customized certificate templates |
Does not support, only supports standard templates |
Supported |
|
Supported enrollment methods |
Manual or web enrollment |
Auto, manual or web enrollment |
|
Certificate approval process |
Manual |
Manual or automatic based on the policy |