Windows Server – Install and Configure NDES
Oct21

Windows Server – Install and Configure NDES

KB ID 0000947  Problem NDES, is the name for what we used to call MSCEP, which was an ‘add-on’ for the Server 2003 family of servers. In Server 2008 it was renamed to NDES. It is a role service that runs on a Certificate Services Server, and is used to create a registration authority (RA) that can issue certificates from your PKI infrastructure to network devices, i.e. Routers, Firewalls and Switches. Solution Installing...

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ADFS: Changing the Certificate
Jan06

ADFS: Changing the Certificate

KB ID 0001634 Problem I needed to change the certificate used by an ADFS server today. I’d used a temporary self signed wildcard cert to get me up and running now I needed to replace it with a new publicly signed one. I found a number of ways of doing this INCORRECTLY, so hopefully I will save you making the same mistakes! Solution Firstly you need to import your certificate, here from a PFX file, (if you want a PFX file import...

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ADCS  – Login Failure: The user has not been granted the logon type at this computer
Oct07

ADCS – Login Failure: The user has not been granted the logon type at this computer

KB ID 0001242  Problem Post By: Daniel Newton I was configuring a ADCS (Active Directory Certificate Services) on a DC (Domain Controller) for a client today and wanted to setup web-enrolment. I gave the Certificate Service User permissions to the IIS_USRS Group and everything was going well. Then, this error popped up when assigning the service account in setup.   Solution This can be easily fixed, just follow these instructions and...

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Event ID 8213
Nov17

Event ID 8213

KB ID 0000144  Problem Event ID 8213 System Attendant Service failed to create session for virtual machine <servername>. The error number is 0xc007052e. Admin password on the Administrative group (In Exchange) needs changing to the correct domain admin password. NOTE only happens if you have an Active Directory Connector installed. Solution 1. Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange > Exchange System Manager. 2....

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Securing Exchange OWA with RSA SecureID
Nov17

Securing Exchange OWA with RSA SecureID

KB ID 000096 Problem Later on in the year I’ve got a big RSA and SharePoint deployment, as I know ‘Zippity Squat’ about SharePoint, I thought the best way to get some hands on experience, was to work out how to integrate SecureID with Exchange 2013, (which I know a few things about!) Solution I’m assuming you already have RSA Authentication Manager setup and users/tokens deployed. This run though is simply to...

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