Default CA Certificate and CRL Storage
Applies To: Windows Server 2003 with SP1
During the installation of the root CA, the root certificate is saved to the following locations:
\\Localhost\Certenroll
\\Locahost\Certconfig
The Certificates MY store of the local computer
The Trusted Root Certification Authorities container in the local computer registry
The initial CRL is published in the following locations:
\\Localhost\Certenroll
The Intermediate Certification Authorities container in the registry of the local computer
The CA certificate of the stand-alone CA is stored in the following locations:
\\Localhost\Certenroll
\\Locahost\Certconfig
Certificates store of the local computer. To look at the store, do one of the following:
In the Certificates MMC, in the console tree, double-click Certificates (Local Computer), double-click Registry, and then click Certificates.
In the Certificates MMC, in the console tree, double-click Certificates (Local Computer), double-click Intermediate Certification Authorities, double-click Registry, and then click Certificates.
The CRL of the root CA should be stored in the following locations:
Certificates store of the local computer. To look at the store, do the following:
- In the Certificates MMC, in the console tree, double-click Certificates (Local Computer), double-click Intermediate Certification Authorities, double-click Registry, and then click Certificate Revocation List
The CRL of the stand-alone CA is stored in the following locations:
File share \\Localhost\Certenroll
Certificates store of the local computer. To look at the store, do the following:
- In the Certificates MMC, in the console tree, double-click Certificates (Local Computer), double-click Intermediate Certification Authorities, double-click Registry, and then click Certificate Revocation List