Re: Authenticating with TLS against Active Directory

Why not try OpenCA LiveCD
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~deploypki/CA/OpenCA-LiveCD.html

Generate as many self signed certificates as you need. Install the CA 
certificates on your client PCs/devices.

MiW

James D. Stallard wrote:
> I have a Windows Server 2003 R2 Active Directory and a Linux box running an
> application (called Collage) whose users I would like to authenticate
> against the AD. The application only supports TLS, so I need a certificate.
> However, I do not have the time on this job to properly design and deploy
> PKI, so I'm looking for a one-off solution.
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> My questions are therefore:
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> . If I create a self-signed certificate (using SelfSSL.EXE from the IIS
> reskit), install it on a Domain Controller and export it, can I use that to
> authenticate my Linux application?
> . Is there a better way of achieving the same goal?
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> Thanks in advance
> Cheers
>
> James
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> James D. Stallard CITP
> Chief Technical Architect
> Leafgrove Limited
> Web: www.leafgrove.com
> LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdstallard
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