Microsoft ADCS

this document provides information regarding configuring our hsms with the microsoft active directory certificate services certificate authorities these directions apply to windows server 2012 and later for additional questions related to your hsm, see the relevant user guide about microsoft ad cs microsoft active directory certificate services (ad cs) provide management of certificates through a server that acts as a certificate authority (ca) with our support of an ad cs, a network connected {{vectera}} can manage certificate authorities in a scalable manner and enable secure storage, encryption, and signing through the {{futurex}} cng library guardian integration the {{guard}} introduces mission critical viability to core cryptographic infrastructure, including centralization of device management elimination of points of failure distribution of transaction loads group specific function blocking user defined grouping systems see the applicable guide in the {{futurex}} portal for configuring hsms with the {{guard}} , including pkcs #11 and cng configuration