Automating the Deployment of a Microsoft CertControl Component

To issue certificates from a Microsoft CA, the ActivID CMS Client must be installed on the client workstation. The browser uses this program to allow web-based certificate enrollments and to submit PKCS #10-compliant certificate requests.

When the ActivID CMS Client receives the requested certificate, it stores the certificate in the local certificate store for the ActivID CMS User. If the program is not present on the workstation during device issuance, then ActivID CMS proposes to install it when it is needed.

1. On the system where the Microsoft CA is installed, locate the following directory:

   certcontrol in windows_dir\system32\certsrv

   Where windows_dir refers to the directory containing the Windows files (for example, C:\WINNT).

2. Copy the certcontrol directory to the system hosting the ActivID CMS servers into the following directory:

   cms_install_dir\aims.war\data

   Where cms_install_dir refers to the installation directory of ActivID CMS (by default, C:\Program Files (x86)\HID Global\Credential Management System).

   Important: The cms_portal directory, used in previous versions of ActivID CMS, no longer exists. With the migration to WildFly in ActivID CMS 6.0, that directory is now called aims.war.

3. Restart the ActivID CMS server(s).