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13. Deploy Microsoft Certificate Services

Lawrence E. Hughes1  
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Frisco, TX, USA
 

Microsoft Windows Server includes several powerful optional subsystems, such as Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP. One of those subsystems is not widely known or deployed because it requires considerable knowledge and expertise in cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure. It is a full-blown Certificate Authority , which is a software system for creating and managing digital certificates, such as a “TLS Server Certificate” required to deploy HTTPS on a web server.

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