Microsoft CA

To configure the Microsoft CA as an external CA select the Microsoft CA from the CA Type drop down. The following page will be shown to configure the Microsoft CA:

The items in the above screen are described below:

Items	Description
CA Alias	It is a user defined unique name for easy management of certificate authorities within ADSS Server. This is only for human identification purposes.
CA Type	ADSS Server can be configured to get the certificates issued from the Microsoft CA. Requests received at certification service are forwarded the Microsoft CA for certification issuance. Note: ADSS Server only supports the CREATE request when Microsoft CA is configured as external CA.
CA Certificate	All the CA certificates configured in Trust Manager with purpose CA (will be used to verify other certificates and CRLs) will be available here for configurations. Select the Microsoft CA which will be used to issue the target certificates. Note: It is required to register the complete chain of the Microsoft CA in Trust Manager.
CA Address	Define the URL that this CA listens on for certificate request messages.
Microsoft Certificate Template	Provide the template name which is deployed at Microsoft CA machine. This template contains all the content for the certificate to be generated.
User Name	Specify the Windows Domain User in the provided field.
Password	Specify the password for the above provided user.