Hello, I have received via the url (http://cahost/certsrv/mscep/?operation=GetCACert&message=cahost) a p7b file from a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise machine which has an Enterprise CA and NDES installed on it. When I right-click on it and select 'Open,' an mmc window with the title certmgr opens. If I expand the 'Certificates' folder, then I see multiple columns. Most are self-explanatory, but the 'Status' column simply displays the letter 'R.' I have no idea what that means and I have not been able to find any documentation for the columns listed in Certmgr. Two questions: 1) Where are the columns for certmgr documented? 2) If there is no answer to 1), then would someone please explain the set of possible values for 'Status' are, and what they mean? Thank you, Matt

Status = R: ReadOnly Status = A: IsArchived

Specifically, Status = "R" if the Certificate Store is Read Only or if the certificate cannot be deleted. Status = "A" if CertGetCertificateContextProperty (.. CERT_ARCHIVED_PROP_ID .. ) is true.

Hi J, Thanks for the detailed response. Matt