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Health Key and Certificate Management

 

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General Information

I am unaware of any applications that use this feature.

 

Windows 8

Default Description

Provides X.509 certificate and key management services for the Network Access Protection Agent (NAPAgent). Enforcement technologies that use X.509 certificates may not function properly without this service.

Additional Information

None at this time.

Default Startup Type

OS WDP
Windows 8 WDP Manual

Service Names

Service Name (registry): hkmsvc

Display Name: Health Key and Certificate Management

Default Path and Command Line Options

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Log On As

Account: Local System account

Dependencies

Note: No dependencies are listed for any service in the WDP build I used to draft this information.

Windows 7

Default Description

Provides X.509 certificate and key management services for the Network Access Protection Agent (NAPAgent). Enforcement technologies that use X.509 certificates may not function properly without this service.

Additional Information

None at this time.

Default Startup Type

OS SP0
Windows 7 Starter Manual
Windows 7 Home Basic Manual
Windows 7 Home Premium Manual
Windows 7 Professional Manual
Windows 7 Ultimate Manual
Windows 7 Enterprise Manual

Service Names

Service Name (registry): hkmsvc

Display Name: Health Key and Certificate Management

Default Path and Command Line Options

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Log On As

Account: Local System account

Dependencies

What service Health Key and Certificate Management needs to function properly:

What other service require Health Key and Certificate Management to function properly:

  • None (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

Windows Vista

Default Description

Provides X.509 certificate and key management services for the Network Access Protection Agent (NAPAgent). Enforcement technologies that use X.509 certificates may not function properly without this service

Additional Information

I am unaware of any applications that use this feature.

Default Startup Type

OS SP0 SP1 SP2
Vista Home Basic Manual Manual Manual
Vista Home Premium Manual Manual Manual
Vista Business Manual Manual Manual
Vista Ultimate Manual Manual Manual
Vista Enterprise Manual Manual Manual

Service Names

Service Name (registry): hkmsvc

Display Name: Health Key and Certificate Management

Default Path and Command Line Options

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Log On As

Account: Local System Account

Dependencies

What service Health Key and Certificate Management needs to function properly:

What other service require Health Key and Certificate Management to function properly:

  • None (HB, HP, B, U)

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