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# Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Reviews
**Vendor:** Microsoft  
**Category:** [Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/certificate-lifecycle-management-clm)  
**Average Rating:** 3.4/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 12
## About Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
AD CS provides customizable services for issuing and managing digital certificates used in software security systems that employ public key technologies.





## Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Discussions
  - [What is Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-microsoft-active-directory-certificate-services-ad-cs-used-for)

- [View Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-active-directory-certificate-services-ad-cs/reviews?page=2&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-04+10%3A59%3A48+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=2dbbd460-1198-4e50-b0f5-6adffc442355&secure%5Btoken%5D=78db3054e6f8928f41b06e1104533e1387dc83e36efbf1d12cfe1904b63c21bb&format=llm_user)

## Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) Features
**Functionality**
- Certificate Discovery
- Expiration Monitoring
- Automated Certificate Operations
- Policy And Role-Based Access Controls
- Workflow
- Protocol Support
- Reporting And Search
- Audit And Enforcement
- Key Storage

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