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Table Of Contents
- View Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- Installation
- View Administrator
- Virtual Desktop Deployment
- Client Management
- Installing and Running View Client and View Portal
- Client Connections from the Internet
- Creating SSL Server Certificates
- Using Existing SSL Certificates
- Smart Card Authentication
- RSA SecurID Authentication
- View Client Command Line Options
- Virtual Printing
- Adobe Flash Bandwidth Reduction
- Client Computer Information
- Using PCoIP Display Protocol
- Using HP RGS Display Protocol
- View Composer
- Overview of View Composer
- Preparing vCenter Server for View Composer
- Preparing a Parent VM
- Deploying Linked Clone Desktops from View Manager
- Refreshing, Recomposing, and Rebalancing Linked Clone Desktops
- Using an Existing View Composer Database
- Using the SviConfig Tool for View Composer
- Offline Desktop
- Component Policies
- Unified Access
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix: The locked.properties File
- Glossary
- Index
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Chapter 5 Client Management
Obtaining a Root Certificate
YoumustobtaintherootcertificatefromtheCAthatsignedthecertificatesonthesmart
cardspresentedbyyourusers.Therootcertificateisobtainedfromoneofthefollowing
sources:
MicrosoftIISserverrunningMicrosoftCertificateServices.Theprocedurefor
installingMicrosoftIIS,issuingcertificates,anddistributingtheminyour
organizationexceedsthescopeofthisguide.RefertothefollowingWebresources
tolearnmoreaboutthesetasks:
HowtoInstallIISonWindowsServer2003:
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/aa998483.aspx
ManagingMicrosoftCertificateServices:
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/bb727098.aspx
Thepublicrootcertificateofatrustedthird‐partyCA.Thisisthemorelikely
sourceinenvironmentswithapre‐existingsmartcardinfrastructureanda
standardizedapproachtosmartcarddistributionandauthentication(forexample,
governmentalormilitaryestablishments).
Onceyouhavedeterminedthecorrectcertificatetobeused,
thesigningchainwilllist
aseriesofsigningauthorities.Usuallythebestcertificatetoselectistheintermediate
authorityimmediatelyabovetheusercertificate.Checkthatthisisnotusedtosign
othercertificatesonthecard.
Exporting a Root Certificate from a User Certificate
IfyoudonothavetherootcertificateoftheCAbuthavebeenprovidedwithaCA
signedusercertificate,orasmartcardthatcontainsone,youcanexporttheroot
certificatefromthisinformationiftherootcertificateistrustedbyyoursystem.
To export a root certificate from a user certificate
1StartInternetExplorerandclick
Tools>InternetOptions.
2UndertheContenttab,clickCertificates.
NOTEIfyouhavebeenprovidedwithasmartcardthatcontainsausercertificate,
insertthesmartcardintothereader.Inmanycasesthiswillautomaticallyaddtheuser
certificatetoyourpersonalstore.Ifthisdoesnothappenyoumustusethesoftwarethat
accompaniesthereaderto
exporttheusercertificatetoafilewhichyoucanthenimport
intoInternetExplorerduringthefollowingprocedure.