Course : Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Windows certificate services

Practical course - 4d - 28h00 - Ref. PKG
Price : 2650 CHF E.T.

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Windows certificate services



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Practical course
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. PKG
  4d - 28h00
2650 CHF E.T.






Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Master the essentials of encryption
Install and configure a Windows certification authority
Manage the deployment, renewal and restoration of certificates
Use Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and smart cards for certificate storage
Implement data encryption, signature and authenticity using certificates
Managing certificate revocation

Intended audience
Engineers, system and network administrators.

Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the Windows Server operating system, networks and IT security.

Course schedule

1
The essentials of encryption

  • Why PKI?
  • Roles and infrastructures.
  • The components of an enterprise PKI.
  • Symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption.
  • Combination of the two encryption methods.
Hands-on work
Understand symmetric encryption protocols and how they can be used in combination with asymmetric encryption.

2
Certification authority

  • Type of certification authority.
  • Implementation of an enterprise root certification authority.
  • Setting up and configuring a certification authority.
  • Backing up and restoring certification authorities.
Hands-on work
Déploiement manuel et automatisé d’une autorité de certification racine d’entreprise. Gestion des modèles de certificats.

3
Certificate management

  • Certificate components.
  • Certificate registration.
  • Certificate templates.
  • Automatic certificate deployment.
  • Configure group policies for automatic certificate deployment.
  • Certificate templates updated.
  • Certificate storage locations.
  • Machine and TPM certificates.
  • Smart cards and certificate registrars.
Hands-on work
Deploy different Windows certificates manually and automatically. Protect computer certificates using TPM. Smart card management.

4
Data encryption

  • An introduction to the concept and benefits of data encryption.
  • Implement and troubleshoot EFS (Encrypting Flie System) encryption.
  • Sharing encrypted files.
  • Recovery agent implementation.
  • Encryption and strong authentication.
Hands-on work
Implement file encryption and recover encrypted files using recovery agents.

5
Data signature

  • Data authentication and integrity.
  • Concept and techniques for signing with certificates.
  • Data integrity validation.
Hands-on work
Configure PowerShell code signing. Automatically deploy "authenticated editors".

6
Website security

  • Web server certificate registration.
  • Implement a secure web server.
  • Handles connection errors.
  • Web server certificate revocation.
Hands-on work
Configure authentication and encryption on a secure web server.

7
Certificate archiving

  • Certificate archiving and retrieval concept.
  • Creation of recovery agents.
  • Enable certificate archiving.
  • Retrieve archived certificates.
Hands-on work
Import and export certificates. Archive certificates and retrieve archived certificates.

8
Certificate revocation management

  • Certificate revocation process.
  • Modification of CDP and AIA certificate lists.
  • Publication of revocation lists.
  • Publication of revocation in HTTP.
Hands-on work
Modification of CDP (customer data platform) and AIA locations and testing of access to revocation lists.

9
OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) server

  • Concept and implementation of an OCSP server.
  • OCSP certificate customization.
  • Install the OCSP server.
  • Modify the certification authority's "extensions".
  • Revocation configuration.
  • Résolution DNS Interne\Internet du serveur OCSP.
  • OCSP revocation for an SSTP VPN server.
  • OSCP online answering machine validation.
Hands-on work
Implement, configure and validate a Windows OCSP server.


Dates and locations

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie
From 16 to 19 June 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 8 to 11 September 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 8 to 11 December 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 16 June, 8 Sep., 8 Dec.