How to backup a Certificate Authority

It can be done with the certutil command line tool or the GUI. Just perform these steps:

  • Go to the Certificate Authority (e.g. through Server Manager / Tools or Administrative Tools)
  • Right-click the CA to backup
  • All tasks
  • Backup...

Similar if you want to restore a CA.


Sources:

Keywords:
Windows Server 2012 R2, Active Directory, Certification Authority

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