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Q: How can I implement the public key infrastructure (PKI) management roles that are defined in the Common Criteria Certificate Issuing and Management Components Security Level 4 standard?Q: How can I implement the public key infrastructure (PKI) management roles that are defined in the Common Criteria Certificate Issuing and Management Components Security Level 4 standard?

byJan De Clercq

Feb 27, 2012

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Q: Can I store my Encrypting File System (EFS) private key on my smart card?Q: Can I store my Encrypting File System (EFS) private key on my smart card?

byJan De Clercq

Jan 31, 2012

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Q: How can I disable or enable the Windows Firewall for a specific network connection?

Q: How can I disable or enable the Windows Firewall for a specific network connection?

byJan De Clercq

Q: Can we disable the default Windows administrative shares (C$, D$, Admin$, IPC$) to lock down some of our Windows servers?

Q: Can we disable the default Windows administrative shares (C$, D$, Admin$, IPC$) to lock down some of our Windows servers?

byJan De Clercq

Identity Management & Access Control

Q: How can I find out if my clients are using NTLM for authentication instead of Kerberos against specific Windows servers, applications, or services?

Q: How can I find out if my clients are using NTLM for authentication instead of Kerberos against specific Windows servers, applications, or services?

byJan De Clercq

Microsoft Windows

The Essential Guide to Least Privilege: A Use Case-Based Approach

The Essential Guide to Least Privilege: A Use Case-Based Approach

byJan De Clercq

Microsoft Windows

Q: What are some simple tips for testing and troubleshooting Windows event forwarding and collection?

Q: What are some simple tips for testing and troubleshooting Windows event forwarding and collection?

byJan De Clercq

Microsoft Windows

Q: With Windows event forwarding and collection, how can we limit the processing impact on source and collector computers?

Q: With Windows event forwarding and collection, how can we limit the processing impact on source and collector computers?

byJan De Clercq

Microsoft Windows

Q: What Windows platforms support Windows event forwarding and collection?

Q: What Windows platforms support Windows event forwarding and collection?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

How-To: Use LDAP Over SSL to Lock Down AD Traffic

How-To: Use LDAP Over SSL to Lock Down AD Traffic

byJan De Clercq

Q: How can I apply a security baseline that I defined through Microsoft Security Compliance Manager to a non-domain-joined Windows machine?

Q: How can I apply a security baseline that I defined through Microsoft Security Compliance Manager to a non-domain-joined Windows machine?

byJan De Clercq

Regulatory Compliance

Q: How does the Microsoft Security Compliance Manager compare to other Microsoft security management tools?

Q: How does the Microsoft Security Compliance Manager compare to other Microsoft security management tools?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: What tool would you recommend for creating and maintaining security baseline configurations for the different types of Windows machines in our Active Directory (AD) forest?

Q: What tool would you recommend for creating and maintaining security baseline configurations for the different types of Windows machines in our Active Directory (AD) forest?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: What do I need to watch out for in managing the RID pool used in an AD domain? Or is this all done auto-magically?

Q: What do I need to watch out for in managing the RID pool used in an AD domain? Or is this all done auto-magically?

byJan De Clercq

Q: What's the easiest way to find out the SID and RID that are linked to my account?

Q: What's the easiest way to find out the SID and RID that are linked to my account?

byJan De Clercq

Q: What are the exact roles of a Windows account's SID, and more specifically its RID, for Windows security?

Q: What are the exact roles of a Windows account's SID, and more specifically its RID, for Windows security?

byJan De Clercq

Unified Communications

Active Directory Rights Management Services Secure Collaboration

Active Directory Rights Management Services Secure Collaboration

byJan De Clercq

Q: Where can I find detailed information about the Certificate Services–related events that can be logged in Windows event logs?

Q: Where can I find detailed information about the Certificate Services–related events that can be logged in Windows event logs?

byJan De Clercq

Q: To limit the attack surface of my Windows Certification Authority (CA), can I install it on a Windows Server Core platform?

Q: To limit the attack surface of my Windows Certification Authority (CA), can I install it on a Windows Server Core platform?

byJan De Clercq

Q: How can I back up my Windows Certification Authority (CA) to protect it and its configuration data from accidental loss due to hardware or storage media failure?

Q: How can I back up my Windows Certification Authority (CA) to protect it and its configuration data from accidental loss due to hardware or storage media failure?

byJan De Clercq

Q: Can we limit the impact on our Windows Certification Authorities (CAs) from high certificate issuance load by making sure the CAs don't store certificate requests and certificates in their databases?

Q: Can we limit the impact on our Windows Certification Authorities (CAs) from high certificate issuance load by making sure the CAs don't store certificate requests and certificates in their databases?

byJan De Clercq

Q: Why does Kerberos smart card login require public key certificates, private keys, and a Certification Authority (CA)?

Q: Why does Kerberos smart card login require public key certificates, private keys, and a Certification Authority (CA)?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: What is an Active Directory (AD) shortcut trust relationship, and what effect does it have on Kerberos authentication traffic?

Q: What is an Active Directory (AD) shortcut trust relationship, and what effect does it have on Kerberos authentication traffic?

byJan De Clercq

Identity Management & Access Control

Q: In the Windows authorization process, what do the terms access token, security descriptor, and impersonation mean, and what's the relationship between these concepts?

Q: In the Windows authorization process, what do the terms access token, security descriptor, and impersonation mean, and what's the relationship between these concepts?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: Why is time synchronization between Windows machines critical in an Active Directory (AD) environment? How important is this for Kerberos authentication? What service controls time synchronization on Windows machines?

Q: Why is time synchronization between Windows machines critical in an Active Directory (AD) environment? How important is this for Kerberos authentication? What service controls time synchronization on Windows machines?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: What happens under the hood when I define a trust relationship between two Windows domains? What trust relationship traces can I find in Active Directory (AD)?

Q: What happens under the hood when I define a trust relationship between two Windows domains? What trust relationship traces can I find in Active Directory (AD)?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: How do a user's group memberships work during logon in single- and multi-domain Active Directory (AD) setups using the NTLM protocol?

Q: How do a user's group memberships work during logon in single- and multi-domain Active Directory (AD) setups using the NTLM protocol?

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: How can I check the effect of the Windows Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature on a Windows system?

Q: How can I check the effect of the Windows Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature on a Windows system?

byJan De Clercq

Q: How does Windows learn about a user's group memberships if the Kerberos logon process involves different Windows domains?

Q: How does Windows learn about a user's group memberships if the Kerberos logon process involves different Windows domains?

byJan De Clercq

Q: Is there a utility that shows all programs that are configured to run automatically when I log on or boot up my Windows system?

Q: Is there a utility that shows all programs that are configured to run automatically when I log on or boot up my Windows system?

byJan De Clercq

Identity Management & Access Control

Q: How does Windows learn about my group memberships when I log on to a Windows forest? How is this authorization data linked to Kerberos authentication traffic?

Q: How does Windows learn about my group memberships when I log on to a Windows forest? How is this authorization data linked to Kerberos authentication traffic?

byJan De Clercq

Deploy BitLocker in Your Organization the Right Way

Deploy BitLocker in Your Organization the Right Way

Deploy BitLocker in Your Organization the Right Way

byJan De Clercq

Active Directory

Q: What's the Active Directory (AD) Global Catalog-less (GC-less) login feature? When can I use it and how do I configure it?

Q: What's the Active Directory (AD) Global Catalog-less (GC-less) login feature? When can I use it and how do I configure it?

byJan De Clercq

Microsoft Windows

Q: Can I open files that are stored on a BitLocker-protected USB drive from my Windows XP or Windows Vista system?

Q: Can I open files that are stored on a BitLocker-protected USB drive from my Windows XP or Windows Vista system?

byJan De Clercq

Microsoft Windows

Regulatory Compliance

Q: How can I enforce the application of machine Group Policy Object (GPO) settings on a Windows client? Are there any differences here between Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2008?

Q: How can I enforce the application of machine Group Policy Object (GPO) settings on a Windows client? Are there any differences here between Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2008?

byJan De Clercq

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