Software Configuration; Step 1: Configuring A Certificate Authentication (Ca) Service - HP ActivCard Smart Card Configuration

Software configuration

Configure the following items to set up a smart card solution on CCI:
1. Certificate Authentication (CA) service
2. Group policy settings
3. Middleware running on a HP blade PC
4. Smart card client driver

Step 1: Configuring a Certificate Authentication (CA) service

Configure a CA service. This white paper uses Microsoft Certificate Services to configure certificates.
Detailed instructions for installing a CA service is beyond the scope of this white paper. For more informa-
tion about installing Certificate Services, see
ness/prodtech/windowsserver2003/build_ent_root_ca.mspx
docs/support/SupportManual/c00363517/c00363517.pdf.
After you install the CA service, perform the following configuration steps:
1. Create an MMC with the following snap-ins:
• Active Directory Users and Computers
• Certification Authority
• Certificate Templates
2. Click Certificate Templates and look for the Smartcard Logon certificate in the right pane.
3. Create a duplicate template by right-clicking on the Smartcard Logon certificate template, and then
selecting Duplicate Template.
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