SSL
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Security
Crypt32.dll Vulnerability Affects Hyper-V and Windows Operating Systems
Update 1.15.2020 – It appears that only Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 are affected. Also, see my post here detailing the patch hyperlinks: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2020/01/download-crypt32-dll-patch-tuesday-security-rollup/ If you are running Windows Server Hyper-V to power your production virtual environments as well…
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home lab
Securing RDP access to Home Lab
One of the cool things about having a home lab is being able to reach it from anywhere. Â Of course, when thinking about how you are going to make your lab accessible from the Internet, we always have to think…
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SQL
Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster SQL 2012 SSL configuration
A project recently had me working on Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster SQL 2012 SSL configuration for an international company who had recently provisioned this new Windows cluster to replace an aging cluster already in place.  There are a lot of…
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Security
How to connect Shrew Soft VPN client to Sophos IPsec VPN
So far I have really been impressed with the features and power of the Sophos UTM appliance. Â I have ran it both in a software based applianced running on a whitebox atom powered machine and also in a VMware virtual…
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Security
Godaddy EV UCC SSL certificate nonexistent
Recently working with a client, we needed to have the ability to have an extended validation multiple domain certificate to secure a website answering to multiple domain names with the green bar showing on all names. Â The company had all…
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ActiveDirectory
Installing Active Directory Certificate Services
Active Directory Certificate Services Role allows you to install a certificate authority in your Active Directory environment which allows you to issue self signed certificates for a variety of purposes and uses. We want to step through this process on…
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Exporting a Godaddy wildcard certificate from IIS to Tomcat
Working with SSL certificates can be VERY frustrating especially between operating systems and webservers. A popular choice among businesses or clients who may have multiple webservers is the wildcard certificate. Many misunderstand the wildcard certificate in how they utilize the…
