Convert Certificates CER/CRT/PEM
Convert Certificates KB ID 0001847 Problem This post was written because of a follow up question in this article. How do you go about convert certificates? Sometimes you get a certificate issued or sent toy you that is in a format you cannot import, so you need to convert it. Regardless of whether you are a mac/Linux user or a Windows user, the tool that I find best to use is OpenSSL. OpenSSL is built into macOS to use OpenSSL on...
Digital Certificates Explained
Digital Certificates Explained KB ID 0001846 Problem From setting up PKI environments, to migrating them, and a myriad of errors and problems in between, we have a lot of content on PNL referring to digital certificates and PKI. I’ve dealt with these technologies a lot over the past 20+ years and I’m always surprised how frightened of digital certificates people are. So in the space of a few minutes I’ll try and give...
ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM
ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM KB ID 0001845 Problem Error seen when attempting to open a web page that’s been secured by https with a certificate. Your Connection isn’t private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from {host-name} (for example, passwords , messages or credit cards) Solution : ERR_CERT_WEAK_SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM I had not seen this error for a while, and I was surprised I was seeing it now. It’s...
ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID
ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID KB ID 0001844 Problem Error seen when attempting to open a web page that’s been secured by https with a certificate. Your Connection isn’t private Attackers might be trying to steal your information from {host-name} (for example, passwords , messages or credit cards). Solution : ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID This error confused me GREATLY because I generated that certificate, and I was pretty certain the...
0x800094801 Certificate Issue Error
0x800094801 KB ID 0001843 Problem Whilst attempting to get a certificate from a Windows server running certificate services, I got the following error: The request contains no certificate template information. 0x80094801 (-2146875391 CERTSRV_E_NO_CERT_TYPE) Denied by policy module 0x80094801, The request does not contain a certificate template extension or the Certificate Template request attribute. Solution 0x800094801 Error Well...
Teams for Mac Spellcheck Not Working
Teams for Mac Spellcheck Not Working KB ID 0001842 Problem I’m running Teams for Mac (Microsoft Teams Classic) and this has happened a couple of times now. My spelling is terrible, so I tend to just type furiously and then go back and fix my spelling mistakes. As with all ‘office based’ application it helpfully underlined all the typos in red, then USUALLY I can right click and correct them. Each time it breaks I can see...