New Longhorn Server PKI Features

• New wizards to install and remove Certificate Services
• SCEP—protocol support enabling network devices to easily enroll for certificates on a Windows CA
• OCSP—protocol support for obtaining real-time certificate status information
• PKI uses Server Manager to ease installation, configuration, and removal of PKI components
• CA-specific performance counters
• New administrative delegation capabilities for enrollment agents and certificate managers
• PKIview administration tool bundled with the OS
• New cryptographic architecture called CNG
• Expanded cryptographic cipher support including support for Suite B algorithms (e.g., ECDSA, SHA-256)
• Additions to certificate template properties
• New common smart card CSP

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