Easy Question: Determining CA Server Role

OS: Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition

How does one determine the CA type that a server is running?

I have tried working with certutil and looking at the Certificates MMC
console and can't figure out if this server is installed as an Enterprise CA
or a Stand-Alone CA. I'm probably missing a very simple step somewhere.

Thanks in advance,

Bob

bob
Tue Dec 14 18:22:32 CST 2004

One method is to try duplicating the computer template. If you can, it's an
Enterprise CA.


"Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OVlLk3h4EHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> OS: Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
>
> How does one determine the CA type that a server is running?
>
> I have tried working with certutil and looking at the Certificates MMC
> console and can't figure out if this server is installed as an Enterprise
CA
> or a Stand-Alone CA. I'm probably missing a very simple step somewhere.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bob
>
>

Bob
Tue Dec 14 18:27:59 CST 2004

Other than that, what is another methodology?

Bob
"bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
news:e49iOvj4EHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> One method is to try duplicating the computer template. If you can, it's
an
> Enterprise CA.
>
>
> "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OVlLk3h4EHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > OS: Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
> >
> > How does one determine the CA type that a server is running?
> >
> > I have tried working with certutil and looking at the Certificates MMC
> > console and can't figure out if this server is installed as an
Enterprise
> CA
> > or a Stand-Alone CA. I'm probably missing a very simple step somewhere.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
>
>

bob
Tue Dec 14 18:52:37 CST 2004

Open the CA mmc and expand.

If there is a Certificate Templates node, I think that means it is an
Enterprise CA.


"Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eS8KS0j4EHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Other than that, what is another methodology?
>
> Bob
> "bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
> news:e49iOvj4EHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > One method is to try duplicating the computer template. If you can, it's
> an
> > Enterprise CA.
> >
> >
> > "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:OVlLk3h4EHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > OS: Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
> > >
> > > How does one determine the CA type that a server is running?
> > >
> > > I have tried working with certutil and looking at the Certificates MMC
> > > console and can't figure out if this server is installed as an
> Enterprise
> > CA
> > > or a Stand-Alone CA. I'm probably missing a very simple step
somewhere.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Bob
Tue Dec 14 18:58:37 CST 2004

Thanks.

I noticed that it appears to be one of the only differences on the surface
(I did some test installs in the lab and that was the only item visible on
the surface.)

Thanks for the help and the follow-up.

...I only wish there were another way...

Bob

"bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
news:OwoVCAk4EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Open the CA mmc and expand.
>
> If there is a Certificate Templates node, I think that means it is an
> Enterprise CA.
>
>
> "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eS8KS0j4EHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Other than that, what is another methodology?
> >
> > Bob
> > "bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
> > news:e49iOvj4EHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > One method is to try duplicating the computer template. If you can,
it's
> > an
> > > Enterprise CA.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:OVlLk3h4EHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > OS: Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
> > > >
> > > > How does one determine the CA type that a server is running?
> > > >
> > > > I have tried working with certutil and looking at the Certificates
MMC
> > > > console and can't figure out if this server is installed as an
> > Enterprise
> > > CA
> > > > or a Stand-Alone CA. I'm probably missing a very simple step
> somewhere.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

Anand
Thu Dec 16 19:58:19 CST 2004

Running this command on the server will give you enough information about
the CA
certutil -cainfo

For specific type information:
certutil -cainfo type

--
Thanks,
Anand Abhyankar [MS]

----
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:er6JaFk4EHA.1072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thanks.
>
> I noticed that it appears to be one of the only differences on the surface
> (I did some test installs in the lab and that was the only item visible on
> the surface.)
>
> Thanks for the help and the follow-up.
>
> ...I only wish there were another way...
>
> Bob
>
> "bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
> news:OwoVCAk4EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Open the CA mmc and expand.
>>
>> If there is a Certificate Templates node, I think that means it is an
>> Enterprise CA.
>>
>>
>> "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eS8KS0j4EHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > Other than that, what is another methodology?
>> >
>> > Bob
>> > "bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
>> > news:e49iOvj4EHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > > One method is to try duplicating the computer template. If you can,
> it's
>> > an
>> > > Enterprise CA.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:OVlLk3h4EHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > > > OS: Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
>> > > >
>> > > > How does one determine the CA type that a server is running?
>> > > >
>> > > > I have tried working with certutil and looking at the Certificates
> MMC
>> > > > console and can't figure out if this server is installed as an
>> > Enterprise
>> > > CA
>> > > > or a Stand-Alone CA. I'm probably missing a very simple step
>> somewhere.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks in advance,
>> > > >
>> > > > Bob
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Bob
Fri Dec 17 11:50:59 CST 2004

THANKS!!!
"Anand Abhyankar [MS]" <ananda@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ux46iv94EHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Running this command on the server will give you enough information about
> the CA
> certutil -cainfo
>
> For specific type information:
> certutil -cainfo type
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Anand Abhyankar [MS]
>
> ----
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
> "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:er6JaFk4EHA.1072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks.
> >
> > I noticed that it appears to be one of the only differences on the
surface
> > (I did some test installs in the lab and that was the only item visible
on
> > the surface.)
> >
> > Thanks for the help and the follow-up.
> >
> > ...I only wish there were another way...
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > "bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
> > news:OwoVCAk4EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> Open the CA mmc and expand.
> >>
> >> If there is a Certificate Templates node, I think that means it is an
> >> Enterprise CA.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eS8KS0j4EHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> > Other than that, what is another methodology?
> >> >
> >> > Bob
> >> > "bob" <bob@bob.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:e49iOvj4EHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> > > One method is to try duplicating the computer template. If you can,
> > it's
> >> > an
> >> > > Enterprise CA.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in
message
> >> > > news:OVlLk3h4EHA.1192@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> > > > OS: Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition
> >> > > >
> >> > > > How does one determine the CA type that a server is running?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I have tried working with certutil and looking at the
Certificates
> > MMC
> >> > > > console and can't figure out if this server is installed as an
> >> > Enterprise
> >> > > CA
> >> > > > or a Stand-Alone CA. I'm probably missing a very simple step
> >> somewhere.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks in advance,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Bob
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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