Tag: Windows

All the articles with the tag "Windows".

• Java Keystore Management

  Updated:14 Nov, 2017

  In the process of getting a new queue management system installed I discovered they're using HTTP and not HTTPS. As part of out security process I had to r

• Windows, Apache 2.4 and OpenSSL

  22 Sep, 2017

  In order to make Apache 2.4.27 compliant it needs the later version of OpenSSL v1.1.0. To get this you need to install the VC15 version. The VC11 etc. do not include the later OpenSSL and fail because they are compiled with v1.0.2

• SMB Insecurely Configured Service

  Updated:17 Aug, 2017

  For the first time today I ran into Nessus plugin ID 44676. It highlighted an "insecurely configured Windows service". This related to a Service Discretion

• Flash Update KB4034662

  17 Aug, 2017

  Two of our Windows 2012R2 servers constantly failed to apply Windows Updates. They'd start deploying the updates but every time a reboot was required the u

• VCSA 6.0 U3b to 6.5 U1

  Updated:10 Aug, 2017

  So far this upgrade seems to frustrating straight out of the box! We already run a VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) and the process should be to automatical

• Windows Update KB4034681 (August Monthly Rollup)

  Updated:9 Aug, 2017

  Four hours of swearing at servers, kicking switches and rebooting printers and terminals and all because of a Windows Update. Our entire network uses 802.1

• OpenSSL and Subject Alternative Names

  Updated:27 Jul, 2017

  Now that Google chrome has started bitching about certificates not having Subject Alternative Names because the practice of using Common Names in certifica

• Squid Kerberos Nightmare

  25 Jul, 2017

  What a terrible sequence of events we suffered today. Took quite a bit of head scratching, log reading and plenty of Google fu to resolve. We use Squid wit

• Remmina/xfreerdp Certificate Name Mismatch

  Updated:21 Jul, 2017

  When using Remmina to connect to some of our older Windows systems we're seeing a certificate problem that prevents it from connecting. Remmina pretty much

• Guidelines for Microsoft Clustering on vSphere

  Updated:26 Apr, 2017

  This article provides links to a subset of articles that provide guidelines and support status for running various Microsoft clustering solutions and confi