security certificates

[Raceman]

I am trying to find out where security certificates are stored in
windows 2000 and XP. I want to make sure that expired and no longer
needed security certificates are fully removed from my systems. So is
there a central location that they are stored or are they placed in
different areas within the system and reg files?

Thanks for any help

 

[VJayMeyer]

HKEY Local Machine/Software/Microsoft/MSLicensing

Gave me major citrix connection problems thats how I found it.
Microsoft has some nifty registry scripts in its script safe.

Hope this is what you are looking for.

 

[chrispsg]

MMC Certificates Snap in. That is where you will be able to view
certificates installed on the machine.

start, run, mmc, File, Add Remove Snap-in. Look for the Certificates
snap in.

 

[Raceman]

Thanks, that lets me see them all but It dosent let me determine which
one is used for what program or purpose. Is there a way to determine
that? I have some training programs that have been deleted but I am
sure the certificates are still on the systems and would like to remove
them.

 

[chrispsg]

There is really no way to tell which certificates are used by different
programs. You can see the intended purpose and Issuer though. If the
training software manufacturer has it's own CA then they should show up
in the issuer portion of the cert. If the certs were used by online
training you would be able to see what certs IE uses.

The training software might shed light on this. If you have it
installed somewhere else check it for any reference to certificates.

hope this helps,
psg