Install Root CA Sub-Ordinate CA Non-trusted domains |ConfigMgr | SCCM

This is a step-by-step guide to install Root CA and Sub-Ordinate CA installation. Install Certificate Server – ROOT CA and Sub-Ordinate CA. This Installation is an Offline method for non-trusted domains.

This helps to install CA Servers for SCCM PKI/Internet clients, create Certificate templates, and How to Configure GPO for Certificate auto-enrollment.

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Installation Root CA

Perquisites

To Install Certificate Authority roles the Server should be a member server of the ROOT domain.

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Pre-Configuration

Only Domain Admin can install CA Server, your account needs to be added to Domain Admins group before starting CA installation.

Installation of Root CA

Go to the CA Server and Install role “Active Directory Certificate Services” to install ROOT CA

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Select “Certificate Authority” and Click Next

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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

If you are the member server of the domain, you can install Enterprises CA, or else you can install Standalone CA

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Select the “ROOTCA” and click next to continue

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Select “Create a new Private key” and Click Next

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Enter the ROOTCA name as you preferred, and click Next

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After installation is completed you need to complete the post Configuration by Open the “Certificate Authority” Console

Validation

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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

Sub Ordinate CA Installation

In order to install Sub Ordinate CA on a Non-Trusted domain, we have followed some manual export, Import, and Certificate generation steps to complete

Note! – Non-Trusted Domain Sub-Ordinate CA will not get auto-enroll for new Sub-Ordinate CA, you need to complete create a new Req file from Sub-Ordinate CA and generate a new certificate from ROOT CA then Import and start services for Sub-Ordinate CA.

Perquisites

TCP/IP 80, 443 ports should allow between ROOT CA and Sub-Ordinate CA servers

Copy below given 2 files from ROOT CA to Sub-Ordinate CA Server (Where you want to install Sub Ordinate CA)

C:\Windows\System32\certsrv\CertEnroll

  • .crt (Security Certificate file)
  • .crl (Certificate Revocation file)
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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

Pre-Configuration

Connect Sub Ordinate CA (Non-Trusted Domain Server) and open PowerShell or CMD as Administrator go to the certificate folder (where you copied certs from ROOT CA)

And execute the below commands to

"certutil –dspublish –f “CRTfilename.crt” RootCA"

Note! – This command places the root CA public certificate into the Configuration container of Active Directory. Doing so allows domain client computers to automatically trust the root CA certificate and there is no additional need to distribute that certificate in Group Policy.

"certutil –addstore –f root “'CRTfilename'.crt”"
"certutil –addstore –f root “'CRLfilename.crl”"

Note! – These 2 commands place the root CA certificate and CRL into the local store of the SUBCA. This provides SUBCA immediate trust in the root CA public certificate and knowledge of the root CA CRL. SUBCA could obtain the certificate from Group Policy and the CRL from the CDP location, but publishing these two items to the local store on SUBCA is helpful to speed the configuration of SUBCA as a subordinate CA.

Validation

Using the MMC command open the “Certificate snap-in” dialog box, select “Computer account“, and then click Next. In the “Select Computer” dialog box, ensure that “Local computer: (the computer this console is running on)” is selected, and then click Finish. In the console, expand “Trusted Root Certificate Authorities“, expand “Certificate Revocation List” to verify ROOT CA, and also expand “Certificates” to validate ROOT CA

Install Sub Ordinate CA

Click Add Roles and Features and select “Active Directory Certificates Services

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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

Select “Certificate Authority

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Select “Install” to continue the CA role installation

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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

CA Role installation in in-progress

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Once installation is complete close the windows and open open “Active Directory Certificate Services to configure CA on the server.

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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

Select “Certificate Authority” and click Next

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Select “Enterprises CA” and click Next

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Select “Sub Ordinate CA” and Click Next

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Select “Create a new private key” and click Next

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Select Required cryptographic and algorithm for signing certificates options as per your org requirements

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Provide your CA Name which will update as CA certificate issuer.

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Save the requested file from Sub-Ordinate CA with this request file we need to generate New Sub-Ordinate CA certificate from the ROOT CA server

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Click “Configure” to complete Sub-Ordinate CA Installation

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Successfully configured Certificate Server with some warring errors, due to unable to communicate ROOT CA from the non-trusted domain.

We need to executive some manual steps to generate New Sub-Ordinate CA to start services and enroll certificates to Non-Trusted domain clients

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Connect “ROOTCA” and copy the file Certificate request file from SubOrdinate CA to ROOTCA Server.

Open PowerShell with run as administrator and execute the below command to create Sub Ordinate Certificate

"certreq -submit requestfile.req"
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It will popup all your ROOT CA servers, select the correct ROOT CA and click OK to generate a certificate

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Save the Certificate file

Run the below command to create a CRT file for Sub Ordinate CA

"certreq -retrieve "RequestId" c:\filename.crt" to save CRT file
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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

Connect Sub Ordinate CA Server, copy sub-ordinate CA crl and crt files from ROOT CA

Open “Certificate Authority” Console on Sub Ordinate CA

Right Click on Server Name – All Tasks – Install CA Certificate

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Browse and select the CRT file which is got generated from ROOT CA

Once the Certificate install you can start the service

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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

Once Service started you can see the GREEN symbol for CA servers as it indicates CA services is running.

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Configure Certificate Templet’s

Create “ConfigMgr Client Certificate” templet

Right click on Certificate Templates and Click Manage to open Certificate Management Console

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To create an SCCM Client Authentication Certificate – right click on “Workstation Authentication” and click Duplicate Template

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Give the name of the Template “ConfigMgr Client Certificate

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Provide allow permissions to “Read, Enroll and Autoenroll” for domain Computers

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Click OK for Save “ConfigMgr Client Certificate” Templet.

To create a Web Server Authentication Certificate – Right-click on “Web Server” Templet and Click Duplicate Template

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Give the name of the Web Server Template “ConfigMgr Web Server Certificate

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Go to the “Request Handling” tab and select “Allow Private Key to be exported

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Go to the “Subject Name” Tab and Select “Supply in the Request

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Go to the “Security” Tab and give allow permission to only our SCCM Server, As this certificate is required for SCCM DP Server only.

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Close Certificate manage window

To add a newly created template to Certificate Template’s page by running below cmd.

certutil -SetCAtemplates +ConfigMgrClientCertificate
certutil -SetCAtemplates +ConfigMgrWebServerCertificate
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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

Once the Templates add-in Certificate Templates page is available for enrollment to client machines.

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Configure Group Policy for Auto Enrolment of Certificates

On the domain controller, launch the “Group Policy Management“. Navigate to your domain, right-click the domain, and then select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here. In the “New GPO” dialog box, enter a name for the new Group Policy, such as “Autoenroll Certificates“, and click “OK

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Install Root CA for SCCM ConfigMgr

In the results pane, on the “Linked Group Policy Objects” tab, right-click the new Group Policy, and then click Edit. In the “Group Policy Management Editor“, expand Policies under “Computer Configuration“, and then navigate to Windows Settings > Security Settings > Public Key Policies. Right-click the object type named “Certificate Services Client – Auto-enrollment“, and then click “Properties

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From the “Configuration Model” drop-down list, select “Enabled“, select “Renew expired certificates, update pending certificates, and remove revoked certificates“, select “Update certificates that use certificate templates“, and then click “OK”. Close the GPMC.

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Verifying Certificate Installation on Computers

In the above steps, we have configured auto-enrollment of the workstation authentication template by using the group policy. This procedure installs the client certificate on computers and verifies the installation. Restart the workstation computer, and wait a few minutes before logging on.

  • Using the MMC command open the “Certificate snap-in” dialog box
  • select “Computer account“, and then click Next.
  • In the “Select Computer” dialog box, ensure that “Local computer: (the computer this console is running on)” is selected, and then click Finish.
  • In the console, expand “Certificates (Local Computer)“, expand “Personal“, and then click “Certificates“.
  • In the results pane, confirm that a certificate is displayed that has “Client Authentication” displayed in the “Intended Purpose” column, and that “SCCM Client Certificate” is displayed in the “Certificate Template” column.
  • Close the console.
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