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Ways to Check the Revocation Status of Certificates Ways to Check the Revocation Status of Certificates

You can use certificate revocation lists (CRLs) or the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) to provide revocation information. Here's how these two approaches differ.

byJan De Clercq

Jan 30, 2014

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Understanding the Caching Mechanisms Used During Certificate Validation Understanding the Caching Mechanisms Used During Certificate Validation

byJan De Clercq

Jan 28, 2014

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Intel Owns 95 Percent of the Cloud and You Didn't Know it – Until Now

Intel Owns 95 Percent of the Cloud and You Didn't Know it – Until Now Intel Owns 95 Percent of the Cloud and You Didn't Know it – Until Now

Jan 17, 2014

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Simplify SSL Certificate Management Across the Enterprise

Simplify SSL Certificate Management Across the Enterprise Simplify SSL Certificate Management Across the Enterprise

Nov 19, 2013

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Best Microsoft Windows Training & Certification Product or Service of 2013 Best Microsoft Windows Training & Certification Product or Service of 2013

Nov 15, 2013

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Microsoft Virtualization Certification Course and Exam Free with Voucher

Microsoft Virtualization Certification Course and Exam Free with Voucher Microsoft Virtualization Certification Course and Exam Free with Voucher

Nov 1, 2013

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Install Certificates on Windows RT Device

Install Certificates on Windows RT Device

Install Certificates on Windows RT Device

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Microsoft’s Retirement of the Certified Master Program

Microsoft’s Retirement of the Certified Master Program

Microsoft Certification Exams update to Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 from January 2014

Microsoft Certification Exams update to Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 from January 2014

Microsoft Certification Exams update to Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 from January 2014

Validating PKI Certificates in a Personal Certificate Store

Validating PKI Certificates in a Personal Certificate Store

Validating PKI Certificates in a Personal Certificate Store

byJan De Clercq

Pivot Data Centres Building Bigger in Alberta

Pivot Data Centres Building Bigger in Alberta update from April 2013

Pivot Data Centres Building Bigger in Alberta

byData Center Knowledge

Administrator Control of CA Certificate Trusts

Administrator Control of CA Certificate Trusts

Administrator Control of CA Certificate Trusts

byJan De Clercq

PKI - Certificate Chain Validation

PKI - Certificate Chain Validation

PKI - Certificate Chain Validation

Q: What's the impact of renewing the enterprise root CA's certificate on our existing PKI clients and subordinate CAs?

Q: What's the impact of renewing the enterprise root CA's certificate on our existing PKI clients and subordinate CAs?

Q: What's the impact of renewing the enterprise root CA's certificate on our existing PKI clients and subordinate CAs?

byJan De Clercq

Q: How can I renew the certificate of my Windows root CA?

Q: How can I renew the certificate of my Windows root CA?

Q: How can I renew the certificate of my Windows root CA?

byJan De Clercq

Q: Can we use IIS Shared Configuration to share SSL configuration data and certificates between different web servers?

Q: Can we use IIS Shared Configuration to share SSL configuration data and certificates between different web servers?

byJan De Clercq

Q: How can I enable my Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 Certification Authority to issue SAN certificates?

Q: How can I enable my Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 Certification Authority to issue SAN certificates?

byJan De Clercq

Q: What is a Subject Alternative Name certificate and how is it different from a wildcard certificate?

Q: What is a Subject Alternative Name certificate and how is it different from a wildcard certificate?

byJan De Clercq

MMS 2012: Revamped Microsoft Certifications Reflect Demand for Cloud Skills

MMS 2012: Revamped Microsoft Certifications Reflect Demand for Cloud Skills

Q: In addition to Certification Authority (CA)–level auditing settings, are there any other configuration settings that must be set to enable auditing of CA management actions?

Q: In addition to Certification Authority (CA)–level auditing settings, are there any other configuration settings that must be set to enable auditing of CA management actions?

byJan De Clercq

Q: How can I make sure that a given Windows account is assigned only a single Certification Authority (CA) management role?

Q: How can I make sure that a given Windows account is assigned only a single Certification Authority (CA) management role?

byJan De Clercq

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

Smartphone Security, Cybercrime, and Fraudulent SSL Certificates Top Symantec 2012 Security Trends

Smartphone Security, Cybercrime, and Fraudulent SSL Certificates Top Symantec 2012 Security Trends

Digital Realty Reaches 19 LEED-Certified Data Centers update from October 2011

Digital Realty Reaches 19 LEED-Certified Data Centers

byData Center Knowledge

Q: How can I submit a certificate request to an Enterprise CA from a machine that's not a domain member?

Q: How can I submit a certificate request to an Enterprise CA from a machine that's not a domain member?

Q: How do I request a certificate directly from my domain CA from my Windows machines?

Q: How do I request a certificate directly from my domain CA from my Windows machines?

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: 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. I'm trying to deploy OSs from System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 but I'm getting an error saying that the PXE certificate has expired. What do I do?

Q. I'm trying to deploy OSs from System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 but I'm getting an error saying that the PXE certificate has expired. What do I do?

Nimsoft Broadens Offerings With Unified Manager update from April 2011

Nimsoft Broadens Offerings With Unified Manager

byData Center Knowledge

Improving the SQL Server Training Ecosystem

Improving the SQL Server Training Ecosystem

Q. I need a self-signed certificate for my Windows Server 2008 R2 IIS SSL. How do I create it?

Q. I need a self-signed certificate for my Windows Server 2008 R2 IIS SSL. How do I create it?

Microsoft Launches 'Career Factor', a Certification Reality Show

Microsoft Launches 'Career Factor', a Certification Reality Show

byBrian Reinholz

Q. How can I prevent a Certification Authority (CA) from issuing certificates until it's totally configured?

Q. How can I prevent a Certification Authority (CA) from issuing certificates until it's totally configured?

byJan De Clercq

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