Windows Cryptographic Service Provider - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM ENTERPRISE - SECURITY GUIDE Manual

Chapter 4. Using the Enterprise Security Client
Figure 4.1. Prompt for Phone Home Information
The TPS configuration URI is the URL of the TPS server which returns the rest of the Phone
Home information to the Enterprise Security Client. An example of this URL is
. When the TPS configuration
https://test.example.com:12443/cgi-bin/home/index.cgi
URI is accessed, the TPS server is prompted to return all of the Phone Home information to the
Enterprise Security Client.
The Test button can be used to test of the entered URL. If the server is successfully contacted,
a message box indicates success. If the test connection fails, an error dialog appears.

3. Windows Cryptographic Service Provider

The Windows version of the Enterprise Security Client installs a Windows Cryptographic Service
Provider (CSP) that is compatible with the Certificate System-supported smart cards.
Microsoft Windows supports a software library designed to implement the Microsoft
Cryptographic Application Programming Interface (CAPI). CAPI allows Windows-based
applications, such as the Windows-version of the Enterprise Security Client, to be developed to
perform secure, cryptographic functions. This API, also known as CryptoAPI, provides a layer
between an application which supports it, such as Certificate System, and the details of the
cryptographic services provided by the API.
The CAPI interface can be used to create custom CSP libraries. In Certificate System, custom
CSP libraries have been created to use the Certificate System-supported smart cards.
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