Retrieve a certificate revocation list from 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 retrieve a certificate revocation list from a Windows Server 2003 CA

Open Internet Explorer.
In Internet Explorer, connect to https://servername/certsrv, where servername is the name of the Web server running Windows Server 2003 where the certification authority (CA) you want to access is located.
Click Download a CA certificate, certificate chain, or CRL.
Click the encoding method you want for the CRL, DER or Base 64.
Do one of the following:
- Click Download CA certificate.
- Click Download CA certificate chain.
- Click Download latest base CRL.
- Click Download latest delta CRL. (You need to have the latest base CRL already installed for the delta CRL to be functional.)
When the File Download dialog box appears, click Save. Select a folder on your computer in which to store the .crl file, and click Save.
Open Windows Explorer and locate the .crl file you just saved.
Right-click the .cer or .crl file and click Install Certificate or Install CRL, and then click Next.
When the Certificate Import Wizard opens, click Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate.
After completing the Certificate Import Wizard, close Internet Explorer if you are finished using the Certificate Services Web pages.

Note

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

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