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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Certification Authority Guidance -- CRL and AIA

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831574.aspx

After a root or subordinate CA is installed, you must configure the Authority Information Access (AIA) and CRL distribution point (CDP) extensions before the CA issues any certificates. The AIA extension specifies where to find up-to-date certificates for the CA. The CDP extension specifies where to find up-to-date CRLs that are signed by the CA. These extensions apply to all certificates that are issued by that CA.
Configuring these extensions ensures that this information is included in each certificate that the CA issues so that it is available to all clients. This ensures that PKI clients experience the least possible number of failures due to unverified certificate chains or certificate revocations, which can result in unsuccessful VPN connections, failed smart card sign-ins, or unverified email signatures.

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