What is "Health Key and Certificate Management" in my Windows Server 2008 service list? And how is "Health Key and Certificate Management" service related to kmsvc.dll?

"Health Key and Certificate Management" is a Windows Server 2008 service that "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." "Health Key and Certificate Management" service is provided by kmsvc.dll DLL file.

Detailed information on "Health Key and Certificate Management" service:

Service name: hkmsvc
Display name: Health Key and Certificate Management
Execution command: C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
Start type: Manual
Service status: Stopped
Dependencies:
   Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

"Health Key and Certificate Management" service is provided by the svchost.exe program, see "svchost.exe Executable Program on Windows Server 2008" for details.

Disabling "Health Key and Certificate Management" service may cause issues when running Windows Server 2008 system.

⇒List of Services on Windows Server 2008

⇒⇒Windows Server 2008 Tutorials