Machine Uptime

• It is vitally important to keep the online certificate server running at all times.
  • If Microsoft Certificate Services is interrupted, the ability to trust the certificate hierarchy is compromised.

• Keep administration to a minimum to decrease the opportunity of service interruption due to human intervention or accident.
  • A certificate server should be serviced only by trusted and experienced operations personnel.

What are other considerations for choosing the machine?

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© 2006 John Michael Pierobon

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