Re: certificate authority

From: David Cross [MS] (dcross_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:29:52 -0800

You need Verisign if you want your servers to be externally trusted on a
broad basis. If you are using internal only, you can configure the internal
trust yourself.

Best Practices for implementing Windows Server 2003 PKI:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/ws3pkibp.mspx 

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David B. Cross [MS]
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Top Whitepapers:
Auto-enrollment whitepaper: 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/autoenro.mspx
Best Practices for implementing Windows Server 2003 PKI: 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/ws3pkibp.mspx
Troubleshooting Certificate Status and Revocation whitepaper: 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/crypto/tshtcrl.mspx
Windows Server 2003 web enrollment and troubleshooting guide: 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/webenroll.mspx
"rodchar" <rodchar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:96B466BF-AF6A-4C54-A759-018C29ED4A1C@microsoft.com...
> hey all,
>
> i was wondering what the difference was between getting Verisign as an ssl
> provider and setting up certificate services on a win 2000 server within 
> an
> enterprise?
>
> thanks,
> rodchar

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