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Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition
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Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

by Dishan Francis
August 2019
Intermediate to advanced
786 pages
20h 22m
English
Packt Publishing
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Setting up a standalone root CA

The first step is to set up the standalone root CA. This is not a domain member server, and is operating on the workgroup level. Configuring it on a separate VLAN will add additional security to the root CA.

Once the server is ready, log into the server as a member of the local administrator group. The first task is to install the AD CS role service. This can be done using the following command:

Add-WindowsFeature ADCS-Cert-Authority -IncludeManagementTools

Once the role service is installed, the next step is to configure the role and get the CA up and running:

Install-ADcsCertificationAuthority -CACommonName "REBELAdmin Root CA" -CAType StandaloneRootCA -CryptoProviderName "RSA#Microsoft Software Key Storage ...
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ISBN: 9781789800203