{"id":114752,"date":"2024-08-22T07:50:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T11:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=114752"},"modified":"2024-09-09T15:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:15:12","slug":"create-a-windows-scep-profiles-policy","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/create-a-windows-scep-profiles-policy","title":{"rendered":"Create a Windows SCEP Profiles Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This policy configures Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) for your Windows devices. SCEP makes issuing digital certificates easier, more secure, and scalable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>The device must be enrolled in JumpCloud MDM. This policy works on devices running Windows 10\/11.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>You need a Certificate Authority (CA) to issue device credentials using SCEP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fields in the SCEP Profiles policy are added to the SCEP payload.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To create a Windows SCEP Profiles Policy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/console.jumpcloud.com\/login\">Jumpcloud Admin Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to<strong> DEVICE MANAGEMENT<\/strong> &gt; Policy Management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the All tab, click (<strong>+<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the New Policy panel, select the <strong>Windows<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Windows <strong>SCEP Profiles <\/strong>policy from the list, then click <strong>configure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) In the <strong>Policy Name<\/strong> field, enter a new name for the policy or keep the default. Policy names must be unique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) In the<strong> Policy Notes<\/strong> field, enter details like when you created the policy, where you tested it, and where you deployed it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Configure the following policy settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>(Mandatory) In the <strong>CA ThumbPrint<\/strong> field, enter a Base64 encoded string.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<p>This is a 20-byte value of the SHA1 certificate hash specified as a hexadecimal string value. See <a href=\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/support\/generate-public-certificates-and-private-keys#determining-the-sha256-fingerprint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Determining the Sha1 and Sha256 Fingerprint (Thumbprint)<\/a> to learn more. <\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>In the <strong>Challenge<\/strong> field, enter the one-time pre-shared secret.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<ul>\n<li>This policy type requires a static challenge and will not work with a dynamic challenge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenges can be used to identify the user requesting the profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenges should be in base64 format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Challenges should not contain special characters like (!@#$%^&amp;*_).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>In the <strong>Key Length<\/strong> field,<strong> <\/strong>select the size of the key: 1024, 2048, or 4096 bits. The default is 1024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specify the <strong>Subject Name<\/strong>. This should always start with <strong>CN=<\/strong>.&nbsp;<br><strong>Example<\/strong>&#8211; CN=&#8221;Organization Root Authority&#8221;<br>If the Subject Name value includes a leading or trailing white space or any of these characters (, = + ; \/ &lt; &gt; # ), ensure the Subject Name value is quoted.&nbsp;<br><strong>Example<\/strong>&#8211; CN=&#8221;\/C=US\/O=ABCEnterprise\/CN=foo\/1.2.5.3=bar&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>In the <strong>Retry Count<\/strong> field, enter the number of times the device should retry if the server sends a <em>Pending<\/em> response. The default is 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Retry Delay <\/strong>field, enter the number of seconds to wait between subsequent retries. The first retry is attempted without this delay. The default is 3.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Server URL<\/strong> field, enter the SCEP server\u2019s URL. For example: <em>http:\/\/scep-server\/cgi-bin\/pkiclient.exe.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Name(Template Name) <\/strong>field, enter a unique name for the payload that\u2019s recognised by the SCEP server. For example, WiFi Certificate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card tip\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/tip-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Tip:<\/strong> \n<p>If a CA has multiple CA certificates, this field is used to distinguish which is required.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>In the <strong>Set Subject Alternative Name <\/strong>field,<strong> <\/strong>enter an alternate name for the SCEP certificate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Include Root Certificate <\/strong>checkbox to upload the certificate for the Certificate Authority to add to the device\u2019s trusted anchors list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-notification-card-wysiwyg notification-card note\"><div class=\"notification-card-content\"><div class=\"notification-card-icon\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"notification-card-copy is-type-body-default\"><div><strong class=\"notification-card-type\">Note:<\/strong> \n<ul>\n<li>The root certificate can be installed manually, using an install certificate policy, or using a SCEP policy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you selected<strong> Include Root Certificate<\/strong>, click upload file for Root Certificate. File size must be smaller than 1 MB.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This certificate should be in the .cer or .crt format.&nbsp;If the root CA is from Okta, the file must be in .cer format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This certificate should not include public keys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>(Mandatory) Enter the<strong> Renew Period<\/strong> value in days. The number of days must be less than the root CA expiry date.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Once you are done, click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This policy configures Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) for your Windows devices. 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