Trusted root key management is not required. If you have extended your schema for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and are publishing to Active Directory Domain Services, then you do not need the following section. However, if your client computers cannot query Active Directory to retrieve the list of valid management points, then configuring the trusted root key is recommended to help clients establish their initial trust relationship with a valid management point.

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How to Pre-provision the Trusted Root Key on Clients

Describes the procedure to place the trusted root key on the client computer during installation.
How to Verify the Trusted Root Key

Describes the procedure to view the trusted root key configured in the client computer's WMI repository
How to Remove the Trusted Root Key

Describes the procedure to remove the trusted root key. This is useful when moving computers between sites in different hierarchies.

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