Windows Certificate Services – Setup a CRL
May17

Windows Certificate Services – Setup a CRL

Setup a CRL KB ID 0000957 Problem One of the often-overlooked tasks in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployment is configuring your Certificate Services Certificate Revocation List (CRL). For smaller deployments with only one server, you don’t need to worry about complex design considerations (though a CRL doesn’t have to be hosted on a Certificate Services server). In my test environment, I have only one PKI server,...

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Microsoft PKI Planning and Deploying Certificate Services Part 2
May14

Microsoft PKI Planning and Deploying Certificate Services Part 2

KB ID 0001310  Problem In Part One we deployed our offline Root CA Server, now we are going to deploy a ‘Certificate Revocation Location’ server. Solution Before you start: Create a DNS record for ‘pki’ that points to the IP address, that you will have the CRL web server hosted on. I’m installing my CRL server on a separate web server because thats good practice. Starting with a domain joined member...

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Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Fails ‘Readiness Checks’
Nov17

Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Fails ‘Readiness Checks’

KB ID 0000720 Problem When attempting to install Service Pack 2 on an Exchange 2010 Server the ‘Readiness Checks’ fail for the Client Access Role, Client Access Role Prerequisites Failed Error: The ‘IIS 6 WMI Compatibility’ component is required. Install the component via Server Manager. Click here for help…...

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