Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) provides customizable services for issuing and managing public key certificates used in software security systems that employ public key technologies. The following commands allow you to issue and manage public key certificates used in software security systems that employ public key technologies.

Command Description

Certreq

Certreq can be used to:

  1. Request certificates from a certification authority (CA).

  2. Retrieve a response to a previous request from a CA.

  3. Create a new request from an .inf file.

  4. Accept and install a response to a request.

  5. Construct a cross-certification or qualified subordination request from an existing CA certificate or request.

  6. Sign a cross-certification or qualified subordination request.

Certutil

Displays certification configuration information, and configures Certificate Services.

  • Commands by Server Role
  • Active Directory Domain Services Command Reference