To review pending certificate requests

1. Log on to the system as an Administrator.
2. Open Certification Authority.
3. In the console tree, click Pending Requests.
   • Certification Authority (computer)
   • CA name
   • Pending Requests
4. In the details pane, examine the certificate request by noting the values for requester name, requester e-mail address, and any other fields that you consider critical information for issuing the certificate.

5. To	Do this
   Reject the certificate request	Click the certificate request and on the Action menu, point to All Tasks, click Deny, and then click Yes.
   Issue the certificate	Click the certificate request and on the Action menu, point to All Tasks, and then click Issue.

Notes

• To open Certification Authority, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Certification Authority.
• This procedure applies only to stand-alone certification authorities (CAs) that are configured to have every incoming certificate request marked as pending.