Re: Newbie needs info on using SSL.

From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 10/05/04


Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 16:51:27 +0200


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> Your last paragraph regarding the generation of our own CA seems to fall
> more in line with what we want to do. Could you elaborate further on how
to
> do this?

You would need to setup CA server on Windows 2003 (my recommendation)
server. You could then issue certificates to your web appliances.

In your case, you will probably want to setup standalone CA. On this server
you can define how long will certificates on this appliances last (e.g.
1,2,3 ... years). Only people that will install your CA server's certificate
will trust certificates on your appliances...

Here are some additional resources.

Managing a Windows Server 2003 Public Key Infrastructure
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/mngpki.mspx

Best Practices for Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server2003 Public Key
Infrastructure
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/ws3pkibp.mspx

PKI Enhancements in Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/pkienh.mspx

Windows Server 2003 PKI Operations Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/ws03pkog.mspx

Advanced Certificate Enrollment and Management
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/advcert.mspx

Implementing and Administering Certificate Templates in Windows Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/ws03crtm.mspx

Mike

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