Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in this guide:

Abbreviation

Meaning

CA

Certificate Authority

CLI

Command Line Interface

CNG

Cryptography API Next Generation

CSAR

Cloud Service Architecture

CSP

Cryptographic Service Provider

CXI

Cryptographic eXtended Services Interface

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standards

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HMAC

Hash-based message authentication code

HSM

Hardware Security Module

LAN

Local Area Network

MBK

Master Backup Key

PKI

Public Key Infrastructure

PS

PowerShell

RSA

Rivest-Shamir-Adleman

SDK

Software Development Kit

TSS

Time Stamp Server

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

ACS

Azure Code Signing

ADCS

Active Directory Certificate Services

CSR

Certificate Signing Request

KSP

Key Storage Provider

PEM

Privacy Enhanced Mail

DER

Distinguished Encoding Rules

EKU

Extended Key Usage

CN

Common Name

INF

Setup Information File

PE

Portable Executable

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