Chapter 5
Understanding Digital Certificates
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding certificates in Windows Server 2019
Examining certificate types in Active Directory Certificate Services
Selecting the appropriate user certificate
Choosing the right computer certificate
Everyone knows that certificates are a good thing. Far fewer people understand what a certificate is and how it works.
When you go to a website, you might check that the site is using HTTPS. But what does the HTTPS actually mean? Its short for HyperText Transfer Protocol over SSL (which stands for Secure Sockets Layer). A certificate is used to secure the communication channel.
In this chapter, I explain certificates in general and tell you what type of certificates can be issued with Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS). The certificates I discuss in this chapter are definitely not an exhaustive list, but they are some of the more commonly used certificates.
Certificates in Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 provides AD CS, which is the focus of the next chapter in this minibook. AD CS allows you to stand ...
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