<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML DIR="LTR"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Certificate Enrollment Component Description</TITLE> <style type="text/css">@import url(td.css);</style></HEAD> <BODY TOPMARGIN="0"> <H1><A NAME="certificate_enrollment_component_description"></A><SUP></SUP>Certificate Enrollment Component Description</H1> <P>The certificate request client and certificate auto enrollment component allows you to request certificates, find certification authority (CA) on the network, and automatically keep certificates current. </P> <H1>Component Configuration</H1> <P>You must use auto enrollment on a domain that is directed through settings in the Microsoft Active Directory™ directory service. You can modify these settings through the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in tool, called Certificate Templates. No additional configuration is required if the certificate request client application programming interfaces (APIs) are used.</P> <H1>For More Information</H1> <P>For more information about certificates and their use in security services, see this <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.asp">Microsoft Web site</A>. Choose <B>Windows 2000 Home Page</B> and then search for security services.</P> </BODY> </HTML>