Configuring windows PCs to use IPSec

Using windows server 2008 and windows 7 / vista, it actually becomes quite easy to secure internal traffic using IPSec. This is quite a good security feature to implement, since it’s no longer the case that internal traffic can be sent in cleartext, considering most attacks happen on the inside due to disgruntled employees, browser … Continue reading Configuring windows PCs to use IPSec

Troubleshooting windows access issues

Just now I needed to troubleshoot a very specific problem: Having just removed my domain controller from a domain, and subsequently re-adding it into a child domain, I was unable to install the certificate authority service successfully. During the install process, the installer would always fail at the stage where it generates the cryptographic keys. … Continue reading Troubleshooting windows access issues