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Step 2. Install and Configure a Certificate Authority

There are two types of Certificate Authority you can install, each of which can be either the root or a child. This document addresses the use of one of the types of Root CAs, either an Enterprise Root CA or a Standalone Root CA.

For information on installing one of these CAs:

• For Windows 2000, refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #231881 at the following URL;

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231881

• For Windows 2003, refer to the section "Installing and Configuring a Certification Authority" of TechNet library for Windows 2003 at the following URL:

  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc756120(WS.10).aspx

• For Windows 2008, refer to the section "Install a Root Certification Authority" on TechNet library for Windows 2008 at the following URL:

  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731183(WS.10).aspx