Certification body certificate

Basics: Name Constraints

Name restrictions are a part of the X.509 standard and in the RFC 5280 described. They are a tool that can be used within the qualified subordination can be used to control the validity range of a certification authority certificate in a fine-grained manner.

The certification authority service does not start and throws the error message "The system cannot find the file specified. 0x2 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)".

Assume the following scenario:

A certification authority is installed.
The installation is successful, but the Certificate Authority service does not start after the installation.
When trying to start the Certificate Authority service from the Certificate Authority Management Console, you receive the following error message:

The system cannot find the file specified. 0x2 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
The policy module for a CA is missing or incorrectly registered. To view or change policy module settings, right-click on the CA, click Properties, and then click the Policy Module tab.

The certification authority service does not start and throws the error message "The device that is required by this cryptographic provider is not ready for use. 0x80090030 (-2146893776 NTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY)"

Assume the following scenario:

A certification authority is implemented in the network.
The certification authority service does not start.
When trying to start the Certification Authority service, you get the following error message:

The device that is required by this cryptographic provider is not ready for use. 0x80090030 (-2146893776 NTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY)

The certification authority service does not start and throws the error message "Object was not found. 0x80090011 (-2146893807 NTE_NOT_FOUND)".

Assume the following scenario:

A certification authority is implemented in the network.
The certification authority service does not start.
When trying to start the Certification Authority service, you get the following error message:

Object was not found. 0x80090011 (-2146893807 NTE_NOT_FOUND)

What key lengths should be used for certificate authorities and certificates?

When planning a public key infrastructure, the question naturally arises as to which key lengths should be selected for certification authority and end certificates.

Removing ADCS-specific extensions from certificates

When using Active Directory Certificates, it is noticeable that there are certain extensions in the certificates of the certification authorities and the certificates they issue that are not defined in the relevant RFCs and are specific to AD CS.