This document provides guidance for deploying the certificate enrollment infrastructure required for BigFix Mobile Configuration Management (MCM). It describes how to integrate BigFix MCM with Microsoft certificate services to enable device certificate enrollment using the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP).
Welcome to the Modern Client Management and BigFix Mobile documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use Modern Client Management and BigFix Mobile.
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This section contains links to PDF versions of all the MCM and BigFix Mobile manuals.
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The following diagram illustrates the deployment architecture for integrating BigFix MCM with the certificate enrollment infrastructure. It shows the key components involved in the certificate enrollment workflow, including Active Directory, Microsoft Certificate Authority (CA), Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES), NDES Proxy, LDAP Proxy, and BigFix components.
Before configuring certificate enrollment for BigFix MCM, ensure that the required infrastructure components and access permissions are available. The certificate enrollment workflow relies on integration between Active Directory, Microsoft Certificate Services, NDES, and BigFix components.The following prerequisites should be verified before proceeding with the configuration steps described in this guide.
Active Directory provides the directory services required for integrating Microsoft Certificate Authority (CA) and Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES). The following steps ensure that the Active Directory environment is properly prepared before configuring the certificate enrollment infrastructure.
The Microsoft Certificate Authority (CA) is responsible for issuing certificates requested through Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) using the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP).This section describes the required configuration on an existing Enterprise Certificate Authority to support certificate enrollment.
A custom certificate template must be created to support SCEP-based certificate enrollment with required security and key configurations.
This quick start guide gets you up and running with your BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile solution. It helps you secure, configure, and manage your mobile devices quickly and efficiently.
Read this guide to learn about enrolling, administering, and troubleshooting endpoints through BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile.
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