Configure the Microsoft Certificate Authority with basic authentication to allow SDDC Manager the ability to manage signed certificates.
Procedure
- Log in to the Active Directory server by using a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client.
FQDN
Active Directory Host
User
Active Directory administrator
Password
ad_admin_password
- Add Basic Authentication to the Web Server (IIS).
- Click Start > Run, enter ServerManager, and click OK.
- From the Dashboard, click Add roles and features to start the Add Roles and Features wizard.
- On the Before you begin page, click Next.
- On the Select installation type page, click Next.
- On the Select destination server page, click Next.
- On the Select server roles page, under Web Server (IIS) > Web Server > Security, select Basic Authentication and click Next.
- On the Select features page, click Next.
- On the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.
- Configure the certificate service template and CertSrv web site, for basic authentication.
- Click Start > Run, enter Inetmgr.exe and click OK to open the Internet Information Services Application Server Manager.
- Navigate to your_server > Sites > Default Web Site > CertSrv.
- Under IIS, double-click Authentication.
- On the Authentication page, right-click Basic Authentication and click Enable.
- In the navigation pane, select Default Web Site.
- In the Actions pane, under Manage Website, click Restart for the changes to take effect.