Active Directory Certificate Services Migration and Trust-Based Enrollment

Migrating security infrastructure can be daunting when hundreds of active servers rely on your current certificates. This text-based course guides you through the process of decommissioning an old Certificate Authority and setting up a secure, trust-based enrollment flow on your new infrastructure. You will learn how to leverage your existing security relationships to issue and renew certificates seamlessly. What you will learn: Understand the core architecture of Active Directory Certificate Services and key storage providers; Configure new certificate templates to inherit trust from legacy issuers; Establish trust-based enrollment paths for automated server certificate deployment; Manage transition periods to avoid service downtime and handshake failures; Implement modern security practices including SHA-256 standards and strong key protection. This course starts with foundational PKI concepts and terminology before walking you through the migration planning, template configuration, and trust validation steps. This course is designed for system administrators, network engineers, and security professionals who have a basic understanding of network administration but are new to CA migration and trust-based enrollment. Start reading today to secure your infrastructure transition with confidence.