Merge pull request #447 from smallstep/carl/cn-variance

Address variance in common names

Author: tashian

tutorials/connect-intune-to-smallstep.mdx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-updated_at: September 17, 2025
+updated_at: October 28, 2025
 title: Connect Intune to Smallstep
 html_title: Connect Microsoft Intune to Smallstep Tutorial
 description: Connect Microsoft Intune to Smallstep for Windows device identity. Step-by-step guide for enterprise device trust with MDM integration.
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ In this step, we’ll tie everything together by creating Windows policy to enro
                capi:store-location=machine;store=My;issuer=Smallstep (<TeamSlug>) Agents Intermediate CA;cn=step-agent-bootstrap
                ```
                Replace `<TeamSlug>` in the “Certificate URI” with your team’s slug.
+               If your team was created before October, 2024,
+               your issuer CA may have a common name without the team slug ("Smallstep Agents Intermediate CA").
+               Not sure? Check your [Authority list](https://smallstep.com/app/?next=/cm/authorities).
             4. Leave the other settings as is.
             5. Choose “OK”
     5. In the Assignments tab:

tutorials/connect-workspace-one-to-smallstep.mdx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-updated_at: September 17, 2025
+updated_at: October 28, 2025
 title: Connect Workspace One UEM to Smallstep
 html_title: VMware Workspace ONE Integration Guide
 description: Connect Workspace ONE UEM to Smallstep for unified device identity. Enterprise guide for cross-platform device security management.
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Within a few minutes after adding the connection, you should see all of your Wor
         Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Smallstep" -Name "Certificate" -Value "capi:store-location=machine;store=My;issuer=Smallstep (<team-id>) Agents Intermediate CA;cn=$env:DEVICE_ID"
         ```
 
+       If your team was created before October, 2024,
+       your issuer CA may have a common name without the team slug ("Smallstep Agents Intermediate CA").
+       Not sure? Check your [Authority list](https://smallstep.com/app/?next=/cm/authorities).
     4. In the Variables tab, click **Add**. Set the variable **Key** to `DEVICE_ID` and the variable **Value** to `{DeviceUuId}` 
 
 ### 4. Deploy and configure the Smallstep Agent