8.6.5.2            Submitting a Certificate Request

To submit a certificate request, follow these steps:

1.       Open a browser and go to http:// YourWebServerName /CertSrv/.

2.       Select Request a Certificate, and then click Next.

3.       Select Advanced Request, and then click Next.

4.       Select the center option, Submit a Certificate Request using a Base64, and click Next.

5.       Open the request document that you created in the first procedure section, "Creating a Certificate Request," in Microsoft Notepad.

6.       Select and copy the contents of the document.

The contents should resemble the content that is displayed in the document below.

-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MIICcjCCAhwCAQAwYjETMBEGA1UEAxMKcm9ic3NlcnZlcjELMAkGA1UECxMCTVMx
CzAJBgNVBAoTAk1TMREwDwYDVQQHEwhCZWxsZXZ1ZTERMA8GA1UECBMIV2FzaGl0
b24xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMFwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADSwAwSAJBALYK4sYDNQ7h
LmSfL0qpIvUfY7Ddw7fNCvDp3rM7z4QqoLhA2c8TkyamqWTBsV0WRHIidf/J6mU4
wN4wrUzJTLUCAwEAAaCCAVMwGgYKKwYBBAGCNw0CAzEMFgo1LjAuMjE5NS4yMDUG
CisGAQQBgjcCAQ4xJzAlMA4GA1UdDwEB/wQEAwIE8DATBgNVHSUEDDAKBggrBgEF
BQcDATCB/QYKKwYBBAGCNw0CAjGB7jCB6wIBAR5aAE0AaQBjAHIAbwBzAG8AZgB0
ACAAUgBTAEEAIABTAEMAaABhAG4AbgBlAGwAIABDAHIAeQBwAHQAbwBnAHIAYQBw
AGgAaQBjACAAUAByAG8AdgBpAGQAZQByA4GJAGKa0jzBn8fkxScrWsdnU2eUJOMU
K5Ms87Q+fjP1/pWN3PJnH7x8MBc5isFCjww6YnIjD8c3OfYfjkmWc048ZuGoH7Zo
D6YNfv/SfAvQmr90eGmKOFFiTD+hl1hM08gu2oxFU7mCvfTQ/2IbXP7KYFGEqaJ6
wn0Z5yLOByPqblQZAAAAAAAAAAAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADQQCgRCWkaXlY2nVa
tbn6p5miPwWfrbViYo0B62wkuH0f7J0nSGcxMnn/6Q/iLEIsgHqFhox5PWCzIV0J
tXKPWrBL
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-------

NOTE: If you save the document with the default name and location it is located at C:\Certreq.txt.

NOTE:
Be sure to select and copy all the content just as shown above.

7.       Paste the contents of the document into the Web form's Base64 Encoded Certificate Request text box.

8.       Under Certificate Template, select Web Server, and then click Submit.

9.       If Certificate Server is set to Always Issue the Certificate, you can access the certificate immediately. To do so, follow these steps:

a.       Click the top link, Download CA Certificate (do not click Download CA Certificate path).

b.       When prompted, select Save this file to disk and save the certificate to your desktop or another location that you will remember.

c.       Now, go straight to the fourth procedure in this section, "Installing the Certificate and Setting Up an SSL Web Site".

If Certificate Server is set to Set the certificate request status to pending, you will receive a "Certificate Pending" message. To continue, move on to the third section, "Issuing and Downloading a Certificate".