Kerberos in Windows Operating System is around for about 10 years and it is still causing problems and for many people it is like black magic voodoo. In most cases organizations and people in it are not aware that it is now working until it problem will occur on a surface with some application not working or reports not being displayed on MOSS web ...

One of my friends PFE has asked me a question regarding userPassword attribute in directory which was related to some behavior he was observing in customer environment. We had a little chat about it and then I thought that maybe other has such questions as well so … here’s a topic for a blog.  Behavior my friend was observing was related to ...

Protecting LDAP traffic with SSL is a good idea, especially if in network environment some applications are (ab)using LDAP as authentication protocol. Some explanation of abusing word – LDAP never was designed as authentication protocol (like Kerberos is). Its name states it clear “DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL”. However because it is simple to use ...

This isn't something which is in line with my day to day work, however this is something which may affect many organizations so I've decided to add my blog to list of sties which will duplicate this information. Secunia has reported critical vulnerability in MIT Kerberos implementation which can result in remote code execution, DoS or information ...

Cool new tool by Microsoft to help you troubleshoot IPsec. Get it here. Overview  Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool checks for common network problems on the host machine and if found, suggests repair commands. Further, it collects IPsec policy information on the system and parses the IPsec logs to deduce why a failure might have ...

Found this post while browsing through my RSS reader. Makes sense. http://blogs.msdn.com/dougste/archive/2007/11/14/when-you-add-a-new-component-you-may-need-to-reapply-a-service-pack.aspx

Steve Riley has a great post on why hiding your SSID doesn't make your wireless network more secure. Read it here.

Microsoft has launched a new destination to help you battle the world of Malware. The site, very Microsoft product centric, has some good information and links to help you battle Malware. You can check out the site here: http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/

The July Security Bulletin Advance Notifications have been posted. 3 Critial (1 XP, 1 Office / Excel & 1 .NET Framework)2 Important (1 XP Pro & 1 Office / Publisher)1 Moderate (Windows Vista) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-jul.mspx

One of the things that bug me about my job in general is having to manually perform tasks over and over. Managing Symantec Antivirus is one of those things that I love to make easier to manage. Unfortunately, the Windows XP firewall causes all sorts of problems when trying to manage Symantec Antivirus clients from the System Center console. One ...