Configuring Microsoft Standalone CA

  1. Go to (Menu) > SIGN+ > ADMINISTRATION > Certificate Authority.
  2. From the displayed CA, select Microsoft.
    The Microsoft home page is displayed.
  3. Select the Standalone tab.
  4. In the Status column of the grid with the listed accounts, click and then click +Add or Configure Now.
  5. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table.
    Table 1. General Information - Field Description Table
    Fields 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.
  6. Update the following details in the CA Configuration section as described in the table:
    Table 2. CA Configuration - Field Description Table
    Fields 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Click on one specific CA and proceed.
    Table 3. Dynamic Fields for Select CA Section
    Fields 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
  9. Click Save.