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Automatic Certificate Request for Internet Protocol Security May Not Distribute Certificate

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Symptoms

After you create an automatic certificate request Group Policy for Internet Protocol security (IPSec), computers may not receive an IPSec certificate, even though the policy has been applied.

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Cause

This issue can occur if a corresponding IPSec certificate template has not been created at the enterprise certification authority (CA).

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, create an IPSec certificate template at the enterprise CA:
  1. Start the Certification Authority Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is located in the Administration Tools folder on the enterprise CA.
  2. Right-click Certificate Templates, and then New - Certificate Template to Issue.
  3. Click the IPSEC template, and then click OK.
NOTE: Computers do not receive the IPSec certificate until the next Group Policy refresh interval. To force an immediate policy refresh, you can use the gpupdate command.

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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Keywords: KB298489, kbprb, kbnetwork, kbenv

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Article Info
Article ID : 298489
Revision : 5
Created on : 3/2/2007
Published on : 3/2/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 412