July 2026 – Uwe Gradenegger

Automatic Publication of Certificate Revocation Lists Following a Certificate Revocation

I often hear that PKI operators would like to see a new certificate revocation list issued immediately for revoked certificates.

Below, I would like to share some thoughts on why this approach is not ideal and propose a more elegant solution.

What is the difference between „requesting“ and „renewing“ a certificate in the Windows ecosystem?

If you want to request or renew certificates on a Windows client using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), you have several options—all of which achieve the same result but behave differently. Below, we’ll discuss the differences.

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