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Web Server Configuration in IIS 6

To set up a claims-aware application on a Web server, you need to configure IIS and create a claims-aware application. To do so, perform the following steps. On completion of this exercise you will have created a blank application, which is all that is required for this exercise. Use the buttons below to navigate through…

AD FS Configuration

Servers in an AD FS relationship must rely on certificates to create a chain of trust between each other and to ensure that all traffic transported over the trust relationships is encrypted at all times. The best way to ensure that this chain of trust is valid and is trusted in all locations is either…

Installing Federation Server

One of the Active Directory technologies included in Windows Server 2008 is Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). This Active Directory technology is designed to extend the authority of your internal network to the outside world. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson AD FS is designed to provide similar functionality to the…

Configuring AD RMS

AD RMS configuration, unlike Windows Rights Management Services, is performed through the MMC. This console is integrated in Server Manager but is also available as a standalone console through Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). Each of the tasks you need to perform to finalize your configuration is available through this console. Use the buttons below…

Installing AD RMS

AD RMS is not supported and does not run in Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008. However, AD RMS is a good candidate for virtualization under Hyper-V, especially in test environments. Keep this in mind when you plan and prepare your AD RMS deployment. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson In…

Active Directory Rights Management Services

Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), formerly known simply as Rights Management Services, is designed to extend the reach of your internal network to the outside world. However, this time, the extension applies to intellectual property. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson In the first days of computing, software manufacturers went…

Management of AD CS

Active Directory Certificate Services role services are managed by using MMC snap-ins. The following table lists the tools you have used throughout this lessons, most of which are available from within Server Manager. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson The snap-ins listed in table can be installed by using Server Manager and…

Configuring an Online Responder

If you decided to use online responders, you will need to finalize their configuration. Online responders can create an array of systems to provide high availability for the service. An array can be as simple as two CAs acting as ORs (Online Responders), or it can include many more servers. Use the buttons below to…

Configuring Enrollment

Now you’re ready to configure enrollment. This is done through Group Policy. You can choose either to create a new Group Policy for this purpose or to modify an existing Group Policy object. This policy must be assigned to all members of the domain; therefore, the Default Domain Policy might be your best choice or,…

Configuring and Personalizing Certificate Templates

Certificate templates are used to generate the certificates you will use in your AD CS configuration. Enterprise CAs use version 2 and 3 templates. These templates are configurable and enable you to personalize them. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson To prepare templates for various uses, you must first configure each template you…