Duo: Migrate from LDAP to LDAPS
Feb02

Duo: Migrate from LDAP to LDAPS

KB ID 0001647 Problem With the impending ‘turning off’ of cleartext LDAP queries to Windows Server, I wanted to make sure my new Duo deployments were already using LDAPS. I got LDAP deployed very quickly and easily, but making the ‘swap’ to LDAPS proved to be massively problematic. Normally I find Duo a pleasure to deploy, but their technical documentation just confused me for this and I went running up some...

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Get Ready for LDAPS Channel Binding
Jan28

Get Ready for LDAPS Channel Binding

KB ID 0001645 Problem I have written about Enabling LDAPS a long time ago, but it’s a subject that’s about to become important again, so I’ll revisit the subject. Microsoft are about to ‘enforce’ LDAPS authentication against their domain controllers, in the March 2020 round of updates. Now delayed until second half of 2020. What does that mean? Well lookups against LDAP will now need to be secure, (i.e....

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Is Virtual Center 4.1 Supported on Windows Server 2008 R2?
Nov17

Is Virtual Center 4.1 Supported on Windows Server 2008 R2?

KB ID 0000379  Problem ES! it is, if in doubt see the compatibility matrix. But you have tried to install it and seen an error? Error: This product can only be installed on the following 64-bit operating systems: Windows XP SP2 or above Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Solution Essentially this just a bad error message that bears no resemblance the the actual problem! The REAL REASON you are seeing this error is because you re...

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