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A Microsoft Premier Field Engineer's blog on Cloud and Security Technologies

Update to Microsoft's SHA1 Deprecation Policy

See: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2016/04/29/sha1-deprecation-roadmap/ -Chris

Date: 05/16/2016

Administrator Workstations

I had previously published this information to my blog and accidently removed it from here....

Date: 12/27/2015

Transitioning Your PKI to SHA2

Background Hashing Algorithms Hashing Algorithms take variable input and provide a unique fixed...

Date: 12/27/2015

Secure Administrator Workstations

Are you a systems administrator for your organization? Do you have an administrative account that is...

Date: 07/23/2015

Microsoft Devices Security, Virtual Smart Cards Part 2: Deployment

Deploying Virtual Smart Cards I am going to cover how to deploy Virtual Smart Cards. In this section...

Date: 11/29/2014

Microsoft Devices Security, Virtual Smart Cards Part 1: Introduction and Trusted Platform Module (Updated 11/26/2014)

Given the recent breaches on companies both large and small, there has been an increased focus on...

Date: 11/26/2014

Windows Phone Awesomeness

Wow!!!  It’s pretty awesome to see the continued evolution of Windows Phone! I have posted in...

Date: 11/24/2013

Getting Started with Windows Azure: Part 5 Getting Familiar with the Windows Azure Management Tools for Virtual Machines

Now, that we have created our first VM we want to get familiar with the Management Tools.  For...

Date: 08/12/2013

So, in my previous blog posting I covered how to create your first Virtual Machine in Windows Azure...

Date: 08/12/2013

Getting Started with Windows Azure: Part 3 Creating Your First Windows Azure VM

In the previous two blog postings (Getting Started with Windows Azure: Part 1 Introduction and...

Date: 07/30/2013

Getting Started with Windows Azure: Part 2, What are Cloud Services?

What is Windows Azure? “Windows Azure is Microsoft's application platform for the public...

Date: 07/24/2013

Getting Started with Windows Azure: Part 1 Introduction

Regular visitors to my blog know that I am an expert in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).  That...

Date: 07/13/2013

PKI Disaster Recovery: Backing Up and Restoring AD Objects

In my last blog posting I covered viewing PKI related Active Directory Objects.  In this blog...

Date: 07/08/2013

Upgrading your PKI to Windows Server 2012 (New Video)

This video covers the steps necessary to migrate a two tier PKI to Windows Server 2012. This video...

Date: 07/07/2013

Now that I have Windows 8.1 installed on both my Surface and laptop (Lenovo T430s) I have some time...

Date: 07/01/2013

Operating a PKI: Revoking Orphaned Certificates (Video)

This video covers the steps necessary to revoke orphaned certificates. Additional information on...

Date: 06/19/2013

Operating a PKI: Revoking Orphaned Certificates

Orphaned certificates are certificates that are issued by a Certification Authority, but after...

Date: 06/18/2013

Operating a PKI: SMTP Exit Module

I am back to discuss the SMTP Exit Module.  The SMTP Exit Module is a very useful monitoring...

Date: 06/17/2013

PKI Tip: More Certificate Store Shortcuts

Shortly after I posted PKI Tip: Certificate Store Shortcuts, Tom Aafloen (@TomAafloen) let me know...

Date: 06/11/2013

PKI Tip: Certificate Store Shortcuts

For those that spend time managing certificates I wanted to highlight some shortcuts for certificate...

Date: 06/10/2013

Operating a PKI: CA Certificate Renewals and OCSP

There are some effects that CA Certificate Renewal has on OCSP. OCSP provides revocation checking...

Date: 06/06/2013

Operating a Windows PKI: Renewing CA Certificates

In the previous blog posting (Operating a Windows PKI: Certification Authority Certificate Lifecycle...

Date: 06/06/2013

Operating a Windows PKI: Certification Authority Certificate Lifecycle and Renewals

Certification Authority Certificate Lifecycle and Renewals In this blog post I am going to discuss...

Date: 05/27/2013

Operating a Windows PKI: Removing Expired Certificates from the CA Database

Today, I am going to discuss removing expired certificates from the CA database.  Every time a...

Date: 05/10/2013

Operating a Windows PKI

In my customer engagements I get a lot of questions around what tasks an organization should be...

Date: 05/10/2013

Fun with Windows Phone 8 and NFC

I currently have a Windows Phone 8 device, specifically the HTC 8X.  One the features in this...

Date: 04/14/2013

Upgrading your PKI to Windows Server 2012 Part III (Video)

This video is Part 3 in a 4 part video series on the steps required to upgrade an existing PKI from...

Date: 04/14/2013

Upgrading your PKI to Windows Server 2012 Part II (Video)

This video is Part 2 in a 4 part video series on the steps required to upgrade an existing PKI from...

Date: 04/01/2013

Upgrading your PKI to Windows Server 2012 Part I (Video)

This video is Part 1 in a 4 part video series on the steps required to upgrade an existing PKI from...

Date: 04/01/2013

New Active Directory Certificate Services (PKI) Features in Windows Server 2012

New Features Below are a list of several new features available in Active Directory Certificate...

Date: 03/29/2013

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012 Wrap Up

After nine blog postings I have decided to wrap up the Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in...

Date: 03/22/2013

Upcoming Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Talks

I am looking for PKI Speaking Engagements. If you are a member of a user group or a security...

Date: 03/15/2013

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part IX, Configuring High Availability for the HTTP AIA and CDP Repositories

AIA and CDP Repositories are very important for certificate validation.  The Authority...

Date: 03/15/2013

Twitter app now available for Windows 8

Twitter app now available for Windows 8. Download here:...

Date: 03/13/2013

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part VIII, PKI Security

So, now that we have walked through configuring our Windows 2012 based PKI, let’s discuss securing...

Date: 03/08/2013

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part VII, Enabling SSL on the Web Enrollment Website

In this installment of this blog series, I will cover enabling SSL on the Web Enrollment...

Date: 03/07/2013

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part VI, Post Configuration of an Enterprise Subordinate Certification Authority

In the last episode of this blog series I installed an Enterprise Subordinate CA. In this episode I...

Date: 03/04/2013

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part V, Installing an Enterprise Subordinate Certification Authority and Web Enrollment with PowerShell

In the previous blog postings for this series I covered installing the Root Certification Authority,...

Date: 02/28/2013

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part IV, Publishing the Root CA Certificate and CRL to Active Directory

In parts I-III of this series I covered installing a Root Certification Authority as well as some...

Date: 02/25/2013

One issue I have had with the Cameras on Windows Phone and other Smart Phones is getting the perfect...

Date: 02/23/2013

PKI Training: Cryptography Basics Part 2

I started working on some PKI Training videos. The first training session is on Cryptography Basics....

Date: 12/16/2012

PKI Training: Cryptography Basics Part 1

I started working on some PKI Training videos. The first training session is on Cryptography Basics....

Date: 12/16/2012

Data Sense

I normally post blog posts about PKI and not phones. However, I recently received my HTC 8X, which I...

Date: 11/27/2012

PKI Design Considerations: Certificate Revocation and CRL Publishing Strategies

In this blog posting I want to talk about revocation, in particular CRLs. I will cover some...

Date: 11/26/2012

HTC 8X

I received my HTC 8X this week. It is such a beautiful phone. If you have time to stop by an...

Date: 11/25/2012

Windows Server 2008 R2: Managing and Supporting Active Directory Services workshop in Chevy Chase, MD

I will be teaching the "Windows Server 2008 R2: Managing and Supporting Active Directory Services"...

Date: 11/17/2012

If you deploy an Enterprise CA on Windows Server 2012 you will have to disable a security setting to...

Date: 11/12/2012

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part III, Post Configuration of Root Certification Authority

Introduction I wanted to follow up on the Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server...

Date: 10/27/2012

Installing a Two Tier PKI Hierarchy in Windows Server 2012: Part II, Installing a Root Certification Authority with the GUI

In this blog posting I will cover installing a Root Certification Authority with PowerShell in...

Date: 10/24/2012

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