Configure Certificate Chain Trusts for CAs

The Keyfactor Command server needs to trust the chain certificates for all the CAs you will reference within Keyfactor Command in order for all operations to complete successfully. In many environments, root and intermediate trusts for domain-joined Microsoft CAs are pushed out automatically. If this is not the case in your environment or if you are using non-domain-joined CAs (e.g. EJBCA CAs), you will need to configure these chain trusts on the Keyfactor Command server manually.

The certificate for each root CA A certificate authority (CA) is an entity that issues digital certificates. Within Keyfactor Command, a CA may be a Microsoft CA or a Keyfactor gateway to a cloud-based or remote CA. must be installed in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store under Local Computer on the Keyfactor Command server. If your public key infrastructure A public key infrastructure (PKI) is a set of roles, policies, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption. (PKI A public key infrastructure (PKI) is a set of roles, policies, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption.) also has issuing CAs, the issuing CA certificates must be installed in the Intermediate Certification Authorities store under Local Computer on the Keyfactor Command server.