Features

• Service Type:

  Consulting, Professional Service

• Business Need:

  Network and Wireless Security, Updates

• Works With:

  Microsoft Certificate Services

• Industry Focus:

  General - Applicable to All

Description

Organizations can use AD CS to enhance security by binding the identity of a person, device, or service to a corresponding private key. AD CS gives organizations a cost-effective, efficient, and secure way to manage the distribution and use of certificates.

Applications supported by AD CS include Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME), secure wireless networks, virtual private network (VPN), Internet Protocol security (IPsec), Encrypting File System (EFS), smart card logon, Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS), and digital signatures.

The new features of AD CS in Windows Server 2008 R2 include:
Certificate enrollment that uses the HTTPS protocol.


Certificate enrollment across Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest boundaries.


Improved support for high-volume certificate issuance.


Support for CAs on a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2.