Enable key archival

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

To enable key archival

Log on to the system as a Certification Authority Administrator.
Open Certification Authority.
In the console tree, click the name of the certification authority (CA).

Where?
- Certification Authority (Computer)/CA name
On the Action menu, click Properties.
Click the Recovery Agents tab and click Archive the key.
In the Number of recovery agents to use box, specify the number of recovery agents required to recover an archived key, and then add the recovery agents that you want to the Key recovery agent certificates list.

Note

To open Certification Authority, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Certification Authority.

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