How to disable SSL 2.0 in IIS

As I am sure you are all aware Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) version 2 certificates are a risk. This protocol is known to have cryptographic weaknesses as well as other exploitable vulnerabilities.

To ensure that your Microsoft IIS Servers do not publish these you can perform the following registry tweek.

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedt32 [...]

Changing the IP address of a RSA Authentication Manager server

RSA SecurID 800 token

I have recently worked on a Data Center migration that involved changing the whole IP address range for the site, this process went quite smoothly really.  One thing that caught me out was when the primary IP address of the RSA Authentication Manager server was changed all of the other servers [...]

Slash notation for subnet masks quick reference

One thing I can never remember quickly is slash notation, it is not difficult but I just can’t seem to remember it quickly!  So here is a quick reference guide.  In slash notation, a single number indicates how many bits of the IP address identify the network the host is on. A netmask of 255.255.255.0 [...]

Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Service Pack 3

In May Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for Microsoft ISA Server 2004, when I attempted to install this update it would bring the firewall down and the service could not be restated.  It would result in leaving mixed components on the ISA Server, causing the service startup to fail.  I have now managed to apply [...]