CertificateAuthority Class |
The class represents Certification Authority (CA) object and contains related properties and methods.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: PKI.CertificateServices
Assembly: SysadminsLV.PKI (in SysadminsLV.PKI.dll) Version: 3.7.0.0 (3.7.0.0)
SyntaxThe CertificateAuthority type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
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 | CertificateAuthority(String) | Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the CertificateAuthority class |
| CertificateAuthority(String, String) | Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the CertificateAuthority class |
Properties| Name | Description | |
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 | BaseCRL | Obsolete.
Gets the most recent Base CRL object.
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| Certificate |
Gets the most recent CA certificate.
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| ComputerName |
Gets the host fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server where Certification Authority is installed.
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| ConfigString |
Gets the configuration string of the Certification Authority in a form: ComputerName\SanitizedName.
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| DeltaCRL | Obsolete.
Gets the most recent Delta CRL. If CA server is not configured to use Delta CRLs, the property is empty.
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| DisplayName |
Gets the display name of the Certification Authority (sanitized characters are decoded to textual characters).
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| DistinguishedName |
Gets the LDAP path of the Certification Authority in Active Directory. This property is set to Null
for Standalone CAs.
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| EnrollmentEndpoints |
Gets a collection of Certification Authority's web services enrollment endpoints.
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| EnrollmentServiceURI | Obsolete.
Gets or sets an array of Certification Authority's web services URI.
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| IsAccessible |
Gets accessibility status for Certification Authority. Returns True if Certification Authority is online and management
interfaces are accessible, otherwise False.
This property does not indicate whether remote registry is available or not. Refer to RegistryOnline property to determine remote registry availability. |
| IsEnterprise |
Indicates whether the Certification Authority is Enterprise CA (True) or Standalone CA (True).
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| IsRoot |
Indicates whether the Certification Authority is root (True) or subordinate CA (True).
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| Name |
Gets the common name of the Certification Authority in a sanitized form as specified in
MS-WCCE §3.1.1.4.1.1.
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| OperatingSystem |
Gets operating system of the server which runs Certification Authority role.
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| RegistryOnline |
Gets remote registry accessibility status for Certification Authority. Returns True if Certification Authority
if remote registry is accessible, otherwise False.
This property does not indicate whether management interfaces are available or not. Refer to IsAccessible property to determine management interface availability. |
| ServiceStatus |
Gets the status of the CertSvc service.
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| SetupStatus |
Gets the status of the current CA installation.
This property is set to Unknown if RegistryOnline property is False. |
| Type |
Gets the type of the Certification Authority. The value can be one of the following types:
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Methods| Name | Description | |
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 | Connect |
Connects to a specified Certification Authority server. This method allows you to connect to either
Standalone CA or Enterprise CA.
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| EnumEnterpriseCAs |
Enumerates registered in Certification Authorities from the current Active Directory forest.
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| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetBaseCRL |
Returns the most recent version of Base CRL.
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| GetCACerts |
Returns all CA certificates.
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| GetCAExchangeCertificate |
Retrieves the most recent 'CA Exchange' certificate. If the certificate does not exist, the method
will instruct CA server to generate or enroll a new one.
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| GetDbReader |
Returns an instance of ADCS database reader.
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| GetDeltaCRL |
Returns the most recent version of Delta CRL. If Certification Authority is not configured for Delta CRL, the method returns null.
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| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetMyRoles |
Returns all roles granted on the CA to the caller.
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| GetSecurityDescriptor |
Gets the access control list (ACL) for the current Certification Authority.
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| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Ping |
Attempts to check Certification Authority's management interfaces availability.
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| Ping(String) |
Attempts to check specified Certification Authority's management interfaces availability.
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| PublishCRL |
This method publishes certificate revocation lists (CRLs) for a certification authority (CA).
The PublishCRL method publishes a CRL based on the CA's current certificate, as well as CRLs based on any CA certificates that have been renewed and are not yet expired. |
| Restart |
Restarts a current Certification Authority instance. This method restarts 'certsvc' service.
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| Restart(String) |
Restarts a specified Certification Authority service. This method restarts 'certsvc' service.
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| Start |
Starts Certification Authority service.
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| Start(String) |
Starts Certification Authority service on a specified server.
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| Stop |
Stops Certification Authority service.
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| Stop(String) |
Stops Certification Authority service on a specified server.
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| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| UpdateEnrollmentServiceUri |
Updates Enrollment Services URLs in the Active Directory.
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