"The RPC Server is unavailable" error requesting a certificate with...
I am creating a web service that allows users to request a certificate.The web service can be accessed with windows authentication. I would like to impersonate the authenticated user to submit the...
View ArticleCertificates - How can you request a Web Cert to have an Exportable Key?
Hi All,I've inherited an Environment with Lync and I can see that the Certificates on the Lync Servers in our DMZ have expired.I did the following tasks:Create a Certificate Request within IIS as RSA...
View ArticleClarity needed around SMB signing settings.
The explanation of this and the immediately related settings appear inconsistent and/or incorrect. For example:"To enable client-side SMB packet signing, set Microsoft network client: Digitally sign...
View ArticleWindows 2012 ADCS Backup & Restore
Hi,We are planning to backup a Windows 2012 ADCS environment (offline Root CA & Online Subordinate Enterprise CA); and were looking for guidance for Backup & Restore procedures. Its a pity the...
View Article401 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials
After installing MSCEP, enter http://Server2008/certsrv/mscep_admin in the browser.Enter correct user name and password in pop-up box. Windows 2008 keeps rejecting the correct user name and password....
View ArticleADCS Operation/Maintenance Tasks
Hi,Just looking around for your typical Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, etc ADCS tasks that a PKI Admin may need to perform within a company?thank you,SK
View ArticleDuplicated certificates do not figure out when i try to deliver them in...
Hello,I am trying to issue certificates for VPN connections, after the duplication of Computer Certificate template, when i try to do in the Certificate Authority console:New > Certifiate to issueMy...
View Articlemy windows firewall falsely shows connected to public network when my...
hi friends in my test hyper-v lab, i have a domain controller(windows 2008 R2 enterprise) as domain controller & also one windows 2008 R2 enterprise as a joined client & also a windows 7 as...
View ArticleResolve Domain Controller Certificate Enrollment
What is the appropriate sequence to replacing a Domain Controller certificate that was incorrectly renewed by another certificate authority on my domain. I should mention that the Domain Controller...
View ArticleHTTPS Cipher
How does the browser and web site decide which cipher to use in a HTTPS session?Is that negotiated?
View ArticleCertutil -deleterow command doesn't appear to be runninng
When running the 'certutil -deleterow dd/mm/yyyy Request' to removed denied requests the command just sits there and does not appear to delete any rows. This command has been run before and it works...
View ArticleCan we use SSL certificate as client certificate
We have a website W1 running on server S1 protected by an SSL certificate i.e. C1. We need to consume a web service W2 from the backend code of the website W1. This web service is hosted elsewhere in...
View Articlehow to prevent IE from connecting to https web servers which have self-signed...
hi friendshow can we prevent IE from connecting to https web servers which have self-signed certificate binded on their website? (i want IE only connects to websites which have obtained their HTTPS...
View ArticleEvent ID 64 - Certificate thumbrint is nowhere to be found
I have a strange issue with an Event ID 64. Source is CertificateServicesClient-AutoEnrollment. Every 8 hours an error gets logged saying "Certificate for local system with Thumbprint XXXXXXX about to...
View ArticleWeb-Server shows multiple event id 4625 from one IP
On a web-server running our web-site there are multiple Login attempts like the one listed below from IP address. I blocked the IP address with a firewall and all was good until I received word that...
View ArticleProblesm with a CA Server and site - Certsrv enrolment issues
I stood up a Windows 2008 R2 Entr SP1 CA server for my multi domain forest. IIS and Certificates are not my area of expertise.The forest structure is an empty root with Resource and User domains. The...
View ArticleSSL automatic renewal
Hi Experts, Is there a feature / product which will make managing the certificates easier. Can we renew and bind automatically? I am considering both scenarios, SSL certificates issued by an internal...
View ArticleImpact of changing regional settings and time on Certificate Authority Servers ?
The CA servers which we have inherited have the clocks set to UK but regional and location settings set to US. What impact could this have on CA servers and could there be any unforeseen issues with...
View ArticleDNS.exe is sending out hundreds of requests, ultimately killing all internet...
Scenario: Internet usage came to a grinding halt this afternoon. After doing some digging around, I venture into the resource monitor app within Win Server 2008 r2. It appears that I've got a slew of...
View ArticleRadius and WPA-2 Enterprise authentication problem
Need some suggestions here. I have just setup a Access Point to use Radius wireless auth in a test environment.1) I have a Radius global security group setup in AD. When I add the computer account...
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