Known Issues
Database log files are not truncated when you perform a full Certification Authority database backup
As part of joining PKI Solutions, several blog posts from my old site are re-posted here for visibility and thoroughness. April 1, 2020 – The issue described here is applicable to Windows Server 2016 and older. Windows Server 2019 has changed the behavior of log truncation – when a backup is performed, all unused logs…
Read MoreCertificate Requirements for Apple iOS 13 & macOS 10.15
When the next iOS and macOS major update arrives this fall to iPhones, iPads and Macs there will be changes that impact environments with TLS certificates not current with standards. Certificates with key lengths shorter than 2048, those signed with a SHA1 algorithm, and certificates without the DNS name in the subject alternative name (SAN)…
Read MoreMS Press Server 2008 PKI Book Errata launch
For many years I’ve been tracking the corrections and issues in the last Microsoft Press Windows Server 2008 PKI book. All of these items have previously been incorporated into our standard deployment and consulting engagements as well as baked into our training courses. But I’ve long wanted to post an unofficial errata list for the…
Read MoreRSASSA-PSS – Why Your Certificate Can’t Be Validated
A common theme has been arriving in my email box lately as well as many online forums. Consistently people are reporting error with certificates issued by their internal Microsoft ADCS based CAs. Problems range from Apple devices, Firefox, appliances and many other systems. When people examine their certificates they see that their certificates are SHA…
Read MoreWindows Server 2016 – What’s New with ADCS
Well, here it is – the concise list of updates and changes to Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) for Windows Server 2016. I will go ahead and tell you now that there aren’t any new earth shattering features. Consider this an incremental set of improvements to ADCS. Remember that we still have things like Elliptical…
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