Windows 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 Curve […]
2016 Global PKI Training Schedule
We’re excited to announce our 2016 Global PKI Training Schedule for Open Enrollment classes. We are also announcing the all new Advanced PKI Training class, a hands-on lab based learning environment. The Advanced course builds on the knowledge and skills of the PKI In-Depth class and offers students the ability to get a deeper knowledge […]
Nearing Release – White Paper on Securing and Hardening NDES for BYOD Solutions
I am working on wrapping up a Microsoft sponsored White Paper entitled – Securing and Hardening Network Device Enrollment Service with Server 2012 R2. The paper is focusing on the new NDES Policy Module and methods to secure and protect the perimeter service. It integrates with Microsoft SCCM an Intune to provide a holistic BYOD […]
PKI Insights Recap – Microsoft Intune Cloud PKI
We recently had the opportunity to revise and launch our monthly webinar series focused on PKI technologies. Our new program “PKI Insights” will be held each month and cover timely topics that are affecting enterprises around the world as it relates to PKI. Over the last many years, we have had a large amount of […]
SCEP and NDES, A Brief History
SCEP vs. NDES. What are they and how are they related? Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) and is designated as RFC 8894 is an enrollment method to allow a device to generate a certificate request and automatically submit it to a CA. It can also support certificate revocation and CRL lookups. SCEP was originally designed […]
New Whitepaper for Securing Microsoft NDES and Intune is Released
I am very pleased to announce that the whitepaper I have been working on for several months with Microsoft has been released. The Whitepaper is titled “Securing and Hardening Network Device Enrollment Service for Microsoft Intune and System Center Configuration Manager” and provides guidance not only for Microsoft NDES deployments, but also Microsoft Intune deployments […]
PKI Solutions Live Q&A
If you joined our PKI Solutions Office Hours – our live Q&A – held on April 2, 2020 with Mark Cooper, Vadims Podāns, and Jacob Grandlienard, you were part of a lively PKI discussion. With questions around setting up permissions in ADCS, the pros and cons of where CDPs are located, and configuring NDES, this […]
NDES and Intune Best Practices | Get Better At Articulating What PKIs Do
Throughout the pandemic, we are seeing an increasing number of requests and questions from customers about the nuances of setting up Microsoft Intune and Microsoft NDES (Microsoft’s implementation of SCEP). We have also seen that customers get in trouble regarding certificates and the hybrid architecture of on-prem NDES and cloud-based Intune. At PKI Solutions we […]