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Free ADCS Security Checklist

The practitioner's guide to hardening Active Directory Certificate Services

A comprehensive, actionable checklist covering every major ADCS attack surface — from certificate template misconfiguration to CA hardening, CDP/OCSP infrastructure, and enrollment endpoint exposure. Used by enterprise security teams to self-assess before a formal engagement.

ESC1–ESC13 vulnerability checks
Certificate template ACL review
CA hardening configuration
Web Enrollment / CES exposure
CDP and OCSP infrastructure
Root CA offline procedure
Audit logging and monitoring
Certificate lifecycle controls
Format: PDF + Markdown
Length: 24 pages
Updated: June 2026
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