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Creating a computer SAN certificate using Windows Server 2008

Asked by: amerretz

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to setup a Windows Server 2008 TS Gateway server. This requires that I obtain a SSL certificate for the TS Gateway server which has a Subject Alternative Name of the external DNS name which RDP clients will be using to connect.

Currently we have a Certificate Services Enterprise Root CA installed on a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise server. This server is used for our internal PKI infrastructure.

When I connect to the certificate server web enroll page http://%mycertserver%/certsrv and request a new advanced certificate, the templates drop down menu does not give me the 'computer' option. I have tried duplicating the computer template on the Certificates Templates MMC and issuing this template to the Enterprise CA. Still no show in the web site.

I have also tried opening an mmc console on the ts gateway server and adding in the certificates snapin for ocal computer.  I then right click on Personal > All Task > Advanced operations > Create Custom Request. Then run through the wizard finally a outputing a CRS file. See below.

-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----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-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----


I then try a advanced request via the certificate server website and I am still required to select a template..... still no computer option.

Can anybody please explain how the computer SAN certificates works on Windows Server 2008 and the steps involved?

Thanks...

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