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Provision to Microsoft SQL Server

Use this procedure to provision a certificate from Next-Gen Trust Security to a Microsoft SQL Server machine.
Tip: Before you begin, verify that the Microsoft SQL Server machine is already created in Next-Gen Trust Security and that prerequisite configuration is complete. See Create a new Microsoft SQL Server machine.
  1. Sign in to Next-Gen Trust Security.
  2. Click Insights > Machines.
  3. Select the Microsoft SQL Server machine you want to provision a certificate to.
  4. Click Provision a certificate.
  5. From Choose a certificate from the inventory, search for and select the certificate you want to provision.
    Verify that you selected the correct certificate by reviewing the Subject DN, Validity, and Fingerprint.
  6. From CAPI Store, select the certificate store where the certificate will be installed.
  7. Enter a Friendly Name. This name is how the certificate appears when used by SQL Server.
  8. (Optional) Enable Allow private key to be exported if the private key must be exportable.
  9. (Optional) To provision the certificate to the SQL Server instance, enable Installation Endpoint.
    Note: When enabled, Next-Gen Trust Security installs the certificate in the Windows certificate store and applies it to the SQL Server instance. If disabled, the certificate is installed only in the Windows certificate store.
    1. In SQL Server Instance, specify one of the following:
      • Leave empty to default to localhost.
      • Enter COMPUTERNAME to apply the certificate to all SQL Server instances.
      • Enter COMPUTERNAME\INSTANCE to target a specific SQL Server instance.
    2. (Optional) Enable Restart the SQL Server instance to restart the instance automatically after provisioning.
  10. (Optional) To create the certificate record without pushing it, set Push upon saving to No.
    When set to Yes (default), saving installs the certificate. If Installation Endpoint is enabled, the certificate is also applied to SQL Server.
  11. Click Save.
After saving, Next-Gen Trust Security installs the certificate and creates an installation record on the Installations tab.