Presumably, you are running a Windows certification authority (CA) and want to upgrade from SHA-1 to SHA-256. You need to know if this series of posts is for you. Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 5įirst things first.Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 4.Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 3ĭelete the certificate and crypto provider so they can be rebuilt as a KSP and SHA-256 solution.Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 2īack up your certification authority (CA) and test the script.Migrate Windows CA from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256: Part 1Įxplore why you may need to perform this work, configure logging, and set up variables.Note This is a five-part series that includes the following posts: This script has only been tested on Windows Server 2012 and later. I recently had the chance to work with Microsoft PFE, Mike MacGillivray, on an upgrade of some Windows certification authorities, and I want to share some information about it with you.
You can find me on Twitter ( or on my blog, Working Sysadmin: Figuring stuff out at work. Hello! I’m Thomas Rayner, a proud Cloud & Datacenter Management Microsoft MVP, filling in for The Scripting Guy this week. Summary: Thomas Rayner, Microsoft Cloud & Datacenter Management MVP, shows how to start the migration of a Windows certification authority from CSP to KSP and from SHA-1 to SHA-256.