How to import an OpenSSL CSR into Windows CA Server !!!

To import a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) into a Windows Certificate Authority Server, you must define a certificate template.  OpenSSL does not do this because this is a Microsoft only concept.  With the use of the Windows ‘certreq’ command, you can apply a template type during the request import process.  This command should be available […]

How to harden a Microsoft IIS web server !!!

1. Enable SSL When possible, configure your web server and sites to utilize an SSL certificate. SSL will protect client-server communication. Instructions on how to configure SSL in IIS can be found at: http://www.iis.net/learn/manage/configuring-security/how-to-set-up-ssl-on-iis 2. Disable Weak SSL and TLS Ciphers Paste the following registry configuration into a text file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\DES […]

Learning OpenStack Message (Zaqar) with authenticating Token and sending requests to API

OpenStack Message (Zaqar) is one of the components of OpenStack. Today we are going to learn the concept of Zaqar as well as how to authenticate Token and how to send a request to API. Concept of Zaqar: Zaqar is a multi-project cloud messaging as well as notification service which is helpful to the web […]