• idNexus 3.0 released

    Alacris , one of our key PKI partners, just released version 3 of their excellent idNexus product. idNexus is a registration authority front end that provides smart card provisioning and lifecycle management capabilites. It's built on .NET and heavily...
  • the Microsoft HSPD-12 / FIPS 201 / PIV solution

    My TechNet article on the HSPD-12 project I’ve been leading just got published, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/11/PostMortem/default.aspx . It’s the first time I’ve ever written an article for publication and, overall, it was...
  • To Cluster or Not to Cluster CAs

    One of the many enhancements in Active Directory Certificate Services in Windows Server 2008 is support for 2 node active / passive clustering. We have a great whitepaper, Configuring and Troubleshooting Certification Authority Clustering in Windows Server...
  • Deployment Security Designs for Forefront IAG/UAG Virtual Appliances

    One of the most compelling capabilities being added in IAG SP2 (which will also be available in UAG) is the 'virtual appliance' installation option. A virtual appliance is a preconfigured, ready to use Virtual Machine that already has Windows Server and...
  • Windows Server 2003 R2 DFS Replication rocks

    I recently did some work with one of the best features of the upcoming R2 release of Windows Server 2003, DFS Replication . DFS Replication is the successor to FRS and it has a lot of goodness about it it, primarily the fact that it does delta replication...