Disable trust of third-party root CAs for a Windows Server 2003 domain

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To disable trust of third-party root CAs for a Windows Server 2003 domain

Open the Group Policy object that you want to edit.
In the console tree, right-click Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and click Properties.

Where?
- Policy Object Name/Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Public Key Policies/Trusted Root Certification Authorities
In Client computers can trust the following certificate stores, select the Enterprise Root Certification Authorities option.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open a Group Policy object, see Related Topics.
This procedure does not apply to Local Policy objects.

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