CA web enrollment page is not shown in windows server 2008 R2 Datacenter edition
hi friendson a windows server 2008 R2 Datacenter, i have installed ADCS (including web enrollment), & every thing is ok.but when i connect to CA web enrollment page to request a certificate for my...
View ArticleIssues With Microsoft Security Update Q2855844
On every one of our Windows 2008 Standard Edition 32-bit servers the Q2855844 update errors out during the installation. Is anyone else having an issue with this update? This is what is in the...
View ArticleWindows Firewall. Internet and Intranet Predefined set of computers.
HiCan you please explain what do these sets mean according to firewall? Is there a documentation?Thanks!Любовь долготерпит, ...
View ArticleBAckup CA Server
Hi All, We have a CA in our Production Site. Now we setup NPS + Cisco ASA and VPN clinets. So if this CA offline will the VPN users can access? How do we setup Backup CA in our DR site?As
View ArticleWindows Activation Error 0x800704426
We have a Windows 2008 Server that we moved to a VMWare environment a few weeks ago. starting yesterday when I try to RDP, I logon and it gives me the following "Windows Activation Error 0x800704426"...
View ArticleEnabling AES 256 GCM on Windows Server 2012 R2
I'd like to enable the use of the AES 256 GCM encryption instead of the AES 256 CBC. We already have ECC certificates based on ECDSA so that pre-requisite has been fullfilled. The certificate has a...
View ArticleEnterprise Admin vs Domain Admin
Hi All,Some advise, we currently have a single domain spanning 2 DC's in our single site organisation. We are using Windows Server 2012. The IT department has only 5 members of staff, 2 of which have...
View ArticleThe use only smart cards for several hundred users
How can Iassignsoon as possible,useonly thesmart cardfor a few hundredusers?I also have a group ofpeople whowould like toallow the use ofa login andpassword, andsmart card.UsingGPOto the computer, will...
View ArticleError msg clean local gpo
hello pplwhen trying to clean my local gpo with the command:secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb/verbosei get this error msg:An extended error has occurred.The task has...
View ArticleMultiple Windows 2012 R2 subordinate issuing CAs, how do I make one preferred...
Hello,A while back I posted a question on another discussion thread regarding re-issuing new root CA with FQDN -...
View ArticleUnable to renew the WEBSERVER certificate ; Error : No Certificate templates...
Hi I have been facing this issue when trying to renew the web server certificate from my CA .I get the error "No Certificate templates could be found . You do not have permission to request a...
View ArticleCustom Password Policy Settings
Hello Friends, I am doing the server practical in virtual environment and wish to set a normal password for the test user "Robert Garcia" so I disabled the password policy requirement in the gpmc.msc...
View ArticleUpgrading Certificate Authorities from 2003 SP2 to 2012 R2
We currently have one offline standalone root certificate authority and one enterprise issuing certificate authoritythat are both running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2. Our...
View ArticleHow to exclude a user /group from auditing
Hi,I am enabling auditing on windows file system by enabling SACL on the file folder to everyone.It logs events for every user in the security log.Is there any way to exclude a user /group from auditing.
View ArticleLooking for secure Active Directory
hey'all looking for some kb of security managing active directory's users and machine accounts,appreciate your help
View ArticleWeb Server (IIS) Server Certificates
We have two Windows 2008 R2 Servers with IIS and VeriSign Certificates good until May 2015. These certificates are used by a WEB application that calls to the servers to verify user logins against AD....
View ArticleOnline Certification Authority "Select" greyed out IIS with 2008 R2 PKI
I have built a two tier 2008 R2 PKI with an offline Root CA and an online issuing CA. The domain is a 2008 funtional level.From a 2008 IIS server on the same domain, I have tried to Create a "Domain...
View Articleevent ID warning/error while try to request a certificate
hey everone yesterday i handle with my ca server event ID warning/error while try to request a certificate: Active Directory Certificate Services %1 will reduce the maximum lifetime of the issued...
View ArticleDefault File system Authorization
Dear allI have a question regarding the file systems AuthorizationBy default File system are created with authorization as follow : - Everyone RX (this folder only) -...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Std SP1 - firewall reports packets dropped...
Hi,1) I'm trying to harden the Windows firewall on standalone (non AD) Windows 2008 R2 Std SP1 server, and restrict outgoing packets to known rules. What I'm seeing is firewall log entries showing...
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