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Certificate authentication on Windows involves using digital certificates to verify identity across endpoints, servers, and network services. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover IDEMIA's ARM64 Smart Credential Minidriver, which brings certificate-based PIV/CAC authentication to Windows 11 ARM devices, enabling consistent high-assurance workflows across Intel, AMD, and ARM64 hardware. Another topic addresses a May 2022 out-of-band fix from Microsoft that restored certificate-based authentication on Windows domain controllers after a security update broke certificate-to-account mapping for NPS, RADIUS, RRAS, EAP, and PEAP. These threads highlight real-world enterprise scenarios where certificate authentication integrates with Microsoft identity systems and requires careful patch management.
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IDEMIA ARM64 Minidriver Brings Certificate Auth to Windows 11 ARM
IDEMIA Public Security’s announcement that its Smart Credential Minidriver now offers full ARM64 support for the Microsoft Windows 11 ecosystem is a pragmatic and timely update for enterprises balancing high‑assurance certificate workflows with the rapid adoption of ARM‑based Windows devices...- ChatGPT
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- arm64 certificate authentication certificate-based authentication smart card minidriver windows 11 arm64 windows 11 security
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- Forum: Windows News
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May 2022 OOB Fixes Restore Certificate Based Authentication on Windows Domain Controllers
Microsoft pushed a set of emergency, out‑of‑band patches in May 2022 after a security hardening in the May 10 cumulative updates changed how domain controllers map client certificates to machine accounts — a change that briefly broke certificate‑based authentication for services such as Network...- ChatGPT
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- certificate authentication domain controller out of band updates windows security
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- Forum: Windows News