DSCResources/DSC_AdcsCertificationAuthority/en-US/about_AdcsCertificationAuthority.help.txt
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AdcsCertificationAuthority .DESCRIPTION This resource can be used to install the ADCS Certificate Authority after the feature has been installed on the server. Using this DSC Resource to configure an ADCS Certificate Authority assumes that the `ADCS-Cert-Authority` feature has already been installed. .PARAMETER IsSingleInstance Key - String Allowed values: Yes Specifies the resource is a single instance, the value must be 'Yes'. .PARAMETER CAType Required - String Allowed values: EnterpriseRootCA, EnterpriseSubordinateCA, StandaloneRootCA, StandaloneSubordinateCA Specifies the type of certification authority to install. The possible values are EnterpriseRootCA, EnterpriseSubordinateCA, StandaloneRootCA, or StandaloneSubordinateCA. .PARAMETER Credential Required - Instance To install an enterprise certification authority, the computer must be joined to an Active Directory Domain Services domain and a user account that is a member of the Enterprise Admin group is required. To install a standalone certification authority, the computer can be in a workgroup or AD DS domain. If the computer is in a workgroup, a user account that is a member of Administrators is required. If the computer is in an AD DS domain, a user account that is a member of Domain Admins is required. .PARAMETER Ensure Write - String Allowed values: Present, Absent Specifies whether the Certificate Authority should be installed or uninstalled. .PARAMETER CACommonName Write - String Specifies the certification authority common name. .PARAMETER CADistinguishedNameSuffix Write - String Specifies the certification authority distinguished name suffix. .PARAMETER CertFile Write - String Specifies the file name of certification authority PKCS 12 formatted certificate file. .PARAMETER CertFilePassword Write - Instance Specifies the password for certification authority certificate file. .PARAMETER CertificateID Write - String Specifies the thumbprint or serial number of certification authority certificate. .PARAMETER CryptoProviderName Write - String The name of the cryptographic service provider or key storage provider that is used to generate or store the private key for the CA. .PARAMETER DatabaseDirectory Write - String Specifies the folder location of the certification authority database. .PARAMETER HashAlgorithmName Write - String Specifies the signature hash algorithm used by the certification authority. .PARAMETER IgnoreUnicode Write - Boolean Specifies that Unicode characters are allowed in certification authority name string. .PARAMETER KeyContainerName Write - String Specifies the name of an existing private key container. .PARAMETER KeyLength Write - UInt32 Specifies the bit length for new certification authority key. .PARAMETER LogDirectory Write - String Specifies the folder location of the certification authority database log. .PARAMETER OutputCertRequestFile Write - String Specifies the folder location for certificate request file. .PARAMETER OverwriteExistingCAinDS Write - Boolean Specifies that the computer object in the Active Directory Domain Service domain should be overwritten with the same computer name. .PARAMETER OverwriteExistingDatabase Write - Boolean Specifies that the existing certification authority database should be overwritten. .PARAMETER OverwriteExistingKey Write - Boolean Overwrite existing key container with the same name .PARAMETER ParentCA Write - String Specifies the configuration string of the parent certification authority that will certify this CA. .PARAMETER ValidityPeriod Write - String Allowed values: Hours, Days, Months, Years Specifies the validity period of the certification authority certificate in hours, days, weeks, months or years. If this is a subordinate CA, do not use this parameter, because the validity period is determined by the parent CA. .PARAMETER ValidityPeriodUnits Write - UInt32 Validity period of the certification authority certificate. If this is a subordinate CA, do not specify this parameter because the validity period is determined by the parent CA. .EXAMPLE 1 This example will add the Active Directory Certificate Services Certificate Authority feature to a server and configure it as a certificate authority enterprise root CA. Configuration AdcsCertificationAuthority_InstallCertificationAthority_Config { param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] $Credential ) Import-DscResource -Module ActiveDirectoryCSDsc Node localhost { WindowsFeature ADCS-Cert-Authority { Ensure = 'Present' Name = 'ADCS-Cert-Authority' } AdcsCertificationAuthority CertificateAuthority { IsSingleInstance = 'Yes' Ensure = 'Present' Credential = $Credential CAType = 'EnterpriseRootCA' DependsOn = '[WindowsFeature]ADCS-Cert-Authority' } } } .EXAMPLE 2 This example will add the retire an Active Directory Certificate Services certificate authority from a node and uninstall the Active Directory Certificate Services certification authority feature. It will set the Root CA common came to 'Contoso Root CA' and the CA distinguished name suffix to 'DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM'. If an existing CA root certificate exists in the Active Directory then it will be overwritten. Configuration AdcsCertificationAuthority_RetireCertificationAthority_Config { param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] $Credential ) Import-DscResource -Module ActiveDirectoryCSDsc Node localhost { AdcsCertificationAuthority CertificateAuthority { IsSingleInstance = 'Yes' Ensure = 'Absent' Credential = $Credential CAType = 'EnterpriseRootCA' CACommonName = 'Contoso Root CA' CADistinguishedNameSuffix = 'DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM' OverwriteExistingCAinDS = $True } WindowsFeature ADCS-Cert-Authority { Ensure = 'Absent' Name = 'ADCS-Cert-Authority' DependsOn = '[AdcsCertificationAuthority]CertificateAuthority' } } } |