Users Guide

124 Using the DRAC 5 With Microsoft Active Directory
Enabling SSL on a Domain Controller
If you are using Microsoft Enterprise Root CA to automatically assign all your domain controllers to an
SSL certificate, perform the following steps to enable SSL on each domain controller.
1
Install a Microsoft Enterprise Root CA on a Domain Controller.
a Select Start → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs .
b Select Add/Remove Windows Components .
c In the Windows Components Wizard , select the Certificate Services check box.
d Select Enterprise root CA as CA Type and click Next .
e Enter Common name for this CA , click Next , and click Finish .
2 Enable SSL on each of your domain controllers by installing the SSL certificate for each controller.
a Click Start → Administrative Tools → Domain Security Policy .
b Expand the Public Key Policies folder, right-click Automatic Certificate Request Settings and
click
Automatic Certificate Request .
c In the Automatic Certificate Request Setup Wizard , click Next and select Domain Controller .
d Click Next and click Finish .
Exporting the Domain Controller Root CA Certificate
NOTE: If your system is running Windows 2000, the following steps may vary.
1 Locate the domain controller that is running the Microsoft Enterprise CA service.
2 Click Start → Run .
3 In the Run field, type mmc and click OK .
4 In the Console 1 (MMC) window, click File ( or Console on Windows 2000 machines ) and select
Add/Remove Snap-in .
5 In the Add/Remove Snap-In window, click Add .
6 In the Standalone Snap-In window, select Certificates and click Add .
7 Select Computer account and click Next .
8 Select Local Computer and click Finish .
9 Click OK .
10 In the Console 1 window, expand the Certificates folder, expand the Personal folder, and click the
Certificates folder.
11 Locate and right-click the root CA certificate, select All Tasks , and click Export... .
12 In the Certificate Export Wizard , click Next , and select No do not export the private key .
13 Click Next and select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.cer) as the format.
14 Click Next and save the certificate to a directory on your system.