Check on a pending certificate request to a Windows Server 2003 CA

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To check on a pending certificate request to a Windows Server 2003 CA

Open Internet Explorer.
In Internet Explorer, open https://servername/certsrv, where servername is the name of the Web server running Windows Server 2003 where the certification authority you want to access is located.
Click View the status of a pending certificate request.
If there are no pending certificate requests, you will see a message to that effect. Otherwise, select the certificate request you want to check, and click Next.
Check the pending certificate requests:
- Still pending. You must wait for the administrator of the certification authority to issue the certificate. To remove the certificate request, click Remove.
- Issued. To install the certificate, click Install this certificate.
- Denied. Contact the administrator of the certification authority for further information.
If you are finished using the Certificate Services Web pages, close Internet Explorer.

Note

To open Internet Explorer, click Start, point to All programs, and then click Internet Explorer.

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