Certificate Server Programmer's Reference

Welcome to the Microsoft® Certificate Server Programmer's Reference topic section. This section provides detailed information on writing custom modules and applications that interact with Certificate Server. It documents Certificate Server's programmable interfaces and explains how to write custom policy modules, exit modules, extension handlers, intermediary applications, and administration tools for use with Certificate Server.

This section contains:

• General information on writing Certificate Server modules in C/C++, Microsoft® Visual Basic, and Java.
• An overview of Certificate Server programmable interfaces.
• Interface method descriptions organized by interface.
• Information and sample code for writing different kinds of custom modules.

This section does not contain:

• Information about writing software applications using the XEnroll certificate enrollment control; see Certificate Enrollment Control Reference.