The following instructions allow a user to request an internal certificate from the Austin CAs.
Create the request
- Sign in to the computer where the certificate will be created
- Open one of the following consoles:
- Open certlm.msc for machine certificates
- Open certmgr.msc for user certificates
- Expand Certificates then right click on Personal
- Select All Tasks then Request New Certificate...
- Click Next then select Active Directory Enrollment Policy
- Click Next then check the box next to the name of the desired template
- Utilize VMware SSL 6.5 for any VMware products or interaction
- Utilize Server (10 Year Duration) for long duration use cases (requires permissions from the AD team)
- Utilize Web Server with IPSEC for use cases that require IPSec (such as printers that need IPsec and HTTPS)
- Utilize Web Server 2048 bit key for all other default cases
- Expand Details and select Properties
- On the General tab, set a friendly name for certificate
- Ex. the name on the certificate and the date
- On the Subject tab, set the following as appropriate:
- A subject name of type common name with the name on the certificate
- An alternative name of type DNS with the name on the certificate
- All other required additional names of type DNS with the subject alternate names on the certificate
- On the Extensions tab, set the following as appropriate:
- Set the key usages to digital signature and key encipherment
- Set the extended key usage to server authentication
- On the Private Key tab, set the following as appropriate:
- Set the key options to a key size of at least 2048
- Check the Make private key exportable option if the certificate needs to be utilized on multiple systems
- Click OK then click Enroll
Export the keypair (optional)
- Locate then right click on the certificate
- Select All tasks... then Export...
- Click Next then select Yes, export the private key
- Click Next twice
- Check the Password box and set a complex password
- Click Next
- Specify a file name for the certificate request
- Click Next then click Finish