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Verify your Approval and Download your Client Certificate

Use the same IIS web server and web browser from which you submitted the request to verify the status of your certificate request. If your certificate is approved, install the certificate on your computer.

Follow these steps:

  1. Open your web browser you used to request your certificate.
  2. Navigate to the following URL: 
    https://fully_qualilfied_domain_name_of_server_running_active_directory_certificate_services/certsrv

    An example of such a URL is https://certificateauthority.example.com/certsrv.

  3. Click View the status of a pending certificate request.

    A list of your certificate requests appears.

  4. Click the link for your certificate request.

    The Certificate Issued screen appears. If it does not, contact the certificate administrator in your organization for more information.

  5. Click the Install Certificate link.

    A confirmation dialog appears.

  6. Click Yes.

    The certificate is installed on your computer.