Test Lab Guide - Demonstrating Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management User Smart Card Self-Service

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Deployment guidance for architects, consultants, system engineers, and system administrators setting up smart card capabilities using Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management in a controlled test lab. The guide walks through lab overview, hardware and software requirements, and step-by-step configuration of Exchange Server 2010 SP1, SQL Server 2008 Enterprise SP2, and the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 test environment. It also covers client setup, smart card reader installation, smart card self-service configuration, and verification using issued test cards.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatDOCX

Pages40

Reading Time14 min

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In This Guide

Test Lab Overview

Hardware and Software Requirements

Steps for Configuring the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management User Smart Card Self-Service Test Lab

Step 1: Set Up the Base Configuration Test Lab

Step 2: Set Up the Exchange Server 2010 with Service Pack 1 Test Lab

Step 3: Set Up the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise with Service Pack 2 Test Lab

Step 4: Set up the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Test Lab

Step 5: Set up the FIM CM with Constrained Delegation, Update 1, and FIM Test Lab

Step 6: Configure CLIENT2

Step 7: Configure FIM CM for Smart Card Self-Service

Step 8: Verify Smart Card Self-Service

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrating Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management User Smart Card Self-Service Microsoft Corporation Published: June 2011 Author: Bill Mathers Acknowledgements Special thanks to the following people for reviewing and providing invaluable feedback for this document: Abstract This document will assist architects, consultants, system engineers, and system administrators in deploying smart cards with Microsoft® Forefront® Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management in a test lab. Copyright The information contained in this document represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information presented after the date of publication. This White Paper is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Microsoft, the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property. Unless otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places and events depicted herein are fictitious, and no association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place or event is intended or should be inferred. © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Active Directory, Forefront, MSDN, Outlook, SharePoint, SQL Server, Windows, Windows PowerShell, and Windows Server are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Contents TOC \o "1-5" \h HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688725" Test Lab Guide: Demonstrating Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management User Smart Card Self-Service PAGEREF _Toc294688725 \h 4 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688726" In This Guide PAGEREF _Toc294688726 \h 4 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688727" Test Lab Overview PAGEREF _Toc294688727 \h 5 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688728" Hardware and Software Requirements PAGEREF _Toc294688728 \h 6 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688729" Steps for Configuring the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Certificate Management User Smart Card Self-Service Test Lab PAGEREF _Toc294688729 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688730" Step 1: Set Up the Base Configuration Test Lab PAGEREF _Toc294688730 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688731" Step 2: Set Up the Exchange Server 2010 with Service Pack 1 Test Lab PAGEREF _Toc294688731 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688732" Step 3: Set Up the SQL Server 2008 Enterprise with Service Pack 2 Test Lab PAGEREF _Toc294688732 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688733" Step 4: Set up the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Test Lab PAGEREF _Toc294688733 \h 9 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688734" Step 5: Set up the FIM CM with Constrained Delegation, Update 1, and FIM Test Lab PAGEREF _Toc294688734 \h 9 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688735" Step 6: Configure CLIENT2 PAGEREF _Toc294688735 \h 9 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc294688736" Install Windows 7 Professional x64 on CLIENT2 PAGEREF _T

FAQs

Who is this guide intended for when deploying smart cards with Forefront Identity Manager 2010?

It targets architects, consultants, system engineers, and system administrators responsible for deploying smart card solutions in a test lab environment.

What core components does the test lab setup cover?

The guide covers configuration of Exchange Server 2010 SP1, SQL Server 2008 Enterprise SP2, and the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 test lab, followed by client configuration and smart card self-service settings.

What is included in the verification step for smart card self-service?

Verification includes issuing a smart card to a test user and confirming the smart card self-service behavior after configuration.

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