Renew cryptographic keys for Message Queuing

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

To renew cryptographic keys for Message Queuing

Open Computer Management.
In the console tree, right-click Message Queuing.

Where?
- Computer Management/Services and Applications/Message Queuing
Click Properties.
In the Message Queuing Properties dialog box, click the Service Security tab, and under Cryptographic keys, click Renew.

A warning appears stating that received messages may be encrypted with a cryptographic key different from the one that your computer currently has. You will not be able to read those messages. You will be asked whether you want to continue.
If not being able to read those messages is acceptable, click Yes. Or, if it is not acceptable, click No and renew your cryptographic key at some other time.

Notes

To open Computer Management, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
Only the user who installed Message Queuing has the permissions needed to renew the cryptographic keys. If Message Queuing is installed in workgroup mode, and then the computer joins a domain, only domain administrators are allowed to renew the cryptographic keys.
This task does not apply to dependent clients and Message Queuing computers installed in workgroup mode.

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