1,772 questions with Windows Server Security tags

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NDES SCEP for intune device certs - do we really need an Ent CA

We have AAD joined devices. We do have on-prem capability but have tried to minimise the requirement to have an Active Directory given most resources users access are cloud only. However, we now wish to use NDES server - SCEP to deliver device…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Microsoft Intune Configuration
Microsoft Intune Configuration
Microsoft Intune: A Microsoft cloud-based management solution that offers mobile device management, mobile application management, and PC management capabilities.Configuration: The process of arranging or setting up computer systems, hardware, or software.
1,782 questions
asked 2020-09-21T10:55:26.633+00:00
Turpin, James 21 Reputation points
accepted 2020-09-21T13:23:29.587+00:00
Turpin, James 21 Reputation points
2 answers

start a script at session start

Hi everyone, I must start a script at start the session not desktop not other programs. I have tried has create user on activity directory and in the tab "Environment" I have set to the path of script. but in my laboratory it works.…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,503 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,131 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-16T14:03:15.407+00:00
emanuele cucinotta 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-09-21T08:47:56.2+00:00
Vicky Wang 2,646 Reputation points
3 answers

"NT-Autority\System" impersonated or overtaken? GPO-problems.

Hi all, was reseaching a GPO-problem on a single W10_1903 PC. DNS, DFS and evereything else seemed okay, except from all the GPO-errors in the Event Log. But when I from a psexec command prompt, (running "WhoAmI" gives…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,045 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,992 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,815 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-15T10:27:35.277+00:00
Raymond Hellberg 6 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-21T07:54:45.437+00:00
Daisy Zhou 20,556 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

Event log error

I checked some event logs through Event Viewer. But the error like attached image was occured. the meaning of error is 'One or more logs in the query have errors.' How can I read this event log? Additionally, I have been using Windows…

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,918 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-18T04:49:45.53+00:00
권규 선 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-09-18T12:38:21.43+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT 9,326 Reputation points
1 answer

Server Authentication Restriction

Could you please help me the best option/tool that I can implement in my infra to secure the Microsoft Windows server. In my environment we are running more than 40+ servers and which not under AD infra. So could you please help me how to make secure…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-02T04:45:59.723+00:00
Sankar M U 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-09-18T10:37:14.813+00:00
Andy YOU 3,071 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PKI Certificate

We have a 2 tier PKI and a algo hash is SHA256 i have an appliance that requires SHA384 as minimum hashing algorithm, is it posible to generate a SHA384 cert in our current PKI environment

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-12T13:36:39.89+00:00
bizcntradmin 191 Reputation points
accepted 2020-09-16T09:08:18.907+00:00
bizcntradmin 191 Reputation points
2 answers

Certificate templates on custom attributes

Hey guys, I have an 2-tier enterprise PKI in my on-premise AD domain and I was asked to enroll users certificates with the common name or the SAN based on the attribute sAMAccountName. Since the default CA policy module supports only fixed attributes…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-11T10:05:45.493+00:00
Hal3s510 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-09-16T07:19:28.277+00:00
Daisy Zhou 20,556 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

Machine Certificate Expired

I inherited a Windows Server 2016 Standard which appears to have the Certificate Authority installed but the role is not installed. I think it may have to do with RSAT tools. Anyway, there is an expired certificate that is showing up in the Application…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-09T19:30:15.04+00:00
RiverWild 96 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-16T06:00:31.817+00:00
Fan Fan 15,311 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
7 answers

Allow login to app using IIS only for some users

I have an app, e.g. SL. It's running on Web Server using IIS. SL has it's own authentication method. I don't want that any user with SL account be able to login. I want only those accounts that have Windows Authentication. My goal: 1. create…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-12T02:17:50.65+00:00
Susja 716 Reputation points
answered 2020-09-16T02:15:39.01+00:00
Susja 716 Reputation points
3 answers

What is the GPO needed to enalbe windows server audit logging for account lockout

I am trying to identify where a user account lockout keeps happening, by searching for the source in our DC's event logs -> Windows Logs -> Security, but I am not seeing any lock out events in our domain controller. I can see other successful…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,992 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-08-07T18:37:36.93+00:00
Sys Justin 41 Reputation points
answered 2020-09-14T17:20:26.243+00:00
-EviL- 1 Reputation point
2 answers

Upgrade a tow tier PKI to Windows 2019

Hi Guys, We have a two tier PKI environment in production both are Windows 2012 R2. Is it possible to upgrade the OS to Windows 2019 How to upgrade? which one to upgrade first the root or the sub ca?

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-07T12:37:15.503+00:00
bizcntradmin 191 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-14T06:54:29.123+00:00
Hannah Xiong 6,251 Reputation points
2 answers

Group Policy in Parent/Child or Parent/Tree domains

Hi, I'm trying to crack the "mystery" of Parent/Child/Tree domains. How do you apply group policy to child or tree domain? Let's say : parent is contoso.com child is usa.contoso.com tree is fabrikam.com What are the permissions…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,992 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,131 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-08T12:49:21.527+00:00
InfoTechdude 156 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-14T06:51:39.91+00:00
Fan Fan 15,311 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

Certificate template key length after AD upgrade

My AD forest have slowly evolved from its NT4 ancestor. Certificate services were introduced when it was at 2003 level. Now I have migrated up to 2016, and the key lengths of the certificate templates are (of course) the same they were when created years…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Windows Server Migration
Windows Server Migration
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Migration: The process of making existing applications and data work on a different computer or operating system.
413 questions
asked 2020-09-07T07:52:12.25+00:00
Antoine Leca 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-14T06:04:42.813+00:00
Daisy Zhou 20,556 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to sign CSR with Microsoft Windows CA

Hello Guys, I have created CSR (using the blow guide) for one of our NPS servers. https://documentation.meraki.com/zGeneral_Administration/Other_Topics/Creating_an_Offline_Certificate_Request_in_Windows_Server When trying to sign it with our CA I…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,424 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,131 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,034 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-08T15:33:31.837+00:00
Przemyslaw Wawrzyczny 46 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-10T01:30:38.36+00:00
Daisy Zhou 20,556 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Network Audit logging

I have enabled the advanced audit policy configuration in windows server 2016 and wanted to capture the below network related events: Packet filter matches, DR-F0401-032, DR-F0401-036, DR-F0401-037 and DR-F0401-117. System scan for open ports and…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,424 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,503 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-08-11T06:48:11.29+00:00
Fahrid F 196 Reputation points
accepted 2020-09-09T11:40:33.937+00:00
Fahrid F 196 Reputation points
1 answer

My GPO(Group Policy Object) is being blocked by my ACL

Hi all, I can't seem to find a way to allow my GPO to pass through my core router(which has ACL running). I was able to determine that the cause of this was the packets were being blocked by the ACL because if I remove the ACL on the VLAN, the GPO takes…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,992 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,131 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-02T09:30:18.587+00:00
Amiel 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-09-09T08:22:15.687+00:00
Daisy Zhou 20,556 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Anonymous Logon being logged when changing passwords

So I have a Windows Server 2016 domain and whenever changing a password in Active Directory, even when creating a new account, anonymous logon is being written to the logs (event 4738) even though I'm logged in with a domain administrator account. It…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,131 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-03T09:55:00.783+00:00
Tony Hodge 96 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-09T06:06:37.987+00:00
Hannah Xiong 6,251 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Dynamic Access Control: Settings for "Device Claims"

Hi, I try to combine together all requrements for "Device Claims". From what I could see 1) There have to be Windows 8 not below 2)Kerberos setting in Group policy Plus I presume DC running 2012 +. Are there any other…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-09-01T16:55:26.763+00:00
InfoTechdude 156 Reputation points
commented 2020-09-08T12:43:05.597+00:00
InfoTechdude 156 Reputation points
1 answer

2019 Certificate Authroity Revocation Issue

Hi there! I'm having a rather weird issue in our Certificate Authority environment in that when I revoke a user cert, the client never becomes aware to the fact, and never shows as revoked client-side. Computer based certificates DO however get actioned…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-08-28T13:38:13.95+00:00
Anonymous
commented 2020-09-04T08:24:55.64+00:00
Daisy Zhou 20,556 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
4 answers

Deny acces rights for members in group are not enforced

Hello, I'm using Windows 2016 standard server that is joined in a domain. The domain admins are placed in the local administrators group, but I don't want the domain admins to be able to write or change data on the D-drive of the server. I've set the…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,503 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-08-24T11:25:27.83+00:00
G Lukken 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-09-04T07:14:28.83+00:00
Fan Fan 15,311 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor