Tag: Virtual private network (VPN)

Assume the following scenario:

• A user works remotely via Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Actually, a certificate should be requested via autoenrollment, but this is not done
• A connection test (certutil -ping) to the certification authority throws the following error message:

Server could not be reached: The RPC server is unavailable. 0x800706ba (WIN32: 1722 RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE) -- (31ms)

CertUtil: -ping command FAILED: 0x800706ba (WIN32: 1722 RPC_S_SERVER_UNAVAILABLE)
CertUtil: The RPC server is unavailable.

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Assume the following scenario:

• Client computers automatically obtain certificates from an Active Directory integrated certification authority (Enterprise Certification Authority).
• Expiring certificates are renewed automatically when the clients are on the internal network.
• However, expiring certificates are not automatically renewed when clients are connected via Virtual Private Network (VPN).
• This can result in clients not renewing their certificate in time before it expires and no longer being able to connect to the VPN.

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