ADCS SID Extension Policy Module is live!

Hello everyone, here is my next blog post after a long delay. While I’m working on PKI Spotlight product, I never forget about open-source products and a lot was changed without much announces since the work is still in progress. Today I want to inform about my next effort and it is a big one.…

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The mystery of “Valid existing certificate” setting in ADCS certificate templates – demystified

This is a follow-up of “Certificate renewal request is placed in pending state when Valid Existing Certificate is selected in certificate template” blog post and final nail into the subject. Let’s re-iterate the problem. ADCS Certificate Templates provide configuration for issuance requirements, which allows you to forcibly put request in pending state (no automatic issuance)…

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ADCS Open Protocols specifications

Hello S-1-1-0, Today I want to talk about another area in ADCS I’m contributing to — Open Protocols specifications. Around 15 years ago, Microsoft moved toward to open source and started a new documentation branch called “Open Specifications”, where Microsoft publishes a very detailed Windows protocols specifications so third party can build compatible clients and…

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