Configuring Microsoft Standalone CA

To configure the Microsoft standalone CA,

  1. Log in to AppViewX application with valid credentials.
  2. Click the menu button located in the upper left corner of the screen.
    The left navigation pane appears.
  3. Click CERT+.
    The CERT+ left navigation pane appears.
  4. Expand ADMINISTRATION.
  5. Click Certificate Authority, and then select Microsoft.
    The Certificate Authority home page appears.
  6. Select the Standalone tab and click Add or Configure Now.
  7. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table.
    Name Description
    Name

    A unique name to identify the CA setting.

    Note: No special characters other than ‘.’, ‘-’,’_’ are allowed. Names should not start with special characters.
    *Purpose/Usage Certificate Type for which CLM actions will be enabled. For example: Server, Client, and Code Signing.
    Proxy Required Enable this field if the CA communication needs to happen via Proxy. The proxy details configured in general settings will be used for communication.
    Data Center (AppViewX's CA agent) Select the data center through which the CA communication needs to happen.
    Note: The asterisk (*) symbol indicates a mandatory field.
  8. Update the following details in the CA Configuration section as described in the table:
    Name Description
    *Windows Gateway URL Enter the URL where the AppViewX agent is running.
    *Windows Gateway Type The mode of communication types from Windows Gateway machine to CA machine. Available types are NATIVE API, POWERSHELL, WMI.
    Client Authentication Certificate The client certificate used while installing Windows Gateway. Users can use the default client certificate (Client Certificate Gateway.pfx) or the custom certificate given by the Customer.
    *Credential Type Type of credential to be used. Either Manual Entry or Credential List.
    Username User name of the credentials.
    Password Password for the username.
    Note: The asterisk (*) symbol indicates a mandatory field.
  9. Click Fetch CA Names to retrieve CAs accessible from Windows Gateway installed machine.
    Upon successful completion of Fetch CA Names, all reachable CAs listed in Select CA.
  10. Click on one specific CA and proceed.
    Name Description
    Select CA All the reachable CAs are listed here.
    *CA Machine Hostname Host name of the CA Machine will be auto-filled.
    *CA Name Name of the CA chosen which will be auto-filled.
    CA Manager Approval Approves the pending enroll / Renew request submitted from AppViewX Certificate.
    Note: The asterisk (*) symbol indicates a mandatory field.
    Using Native API
    Using Powershell and WMI
  11. Click Save.