1. Introduction Every new version of Windows brings updates to our main remote file protocol, known as SMB (Server Message Block). If you’re not familiar with it, you can find some information in this previous blog post: Windows Server 2012 R2: Which version of the SMB protocol (SMB 1.0, SMB 2.0, SMB 2.1, SMB … Continue reading What’s new in SMB 3.1.1 in the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2
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Migrating File Servers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2
Introduction If you have SMB File Servers running Windows Server 2003, you are probably already aware that the extended support for that OS will end on July 14, 2015. You can read more about this at: http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2014/08/26/best-practices-for-windows-server-2003-end-of-support-migration.aspx. If you're still using Windows Server 2003, you should be planning your migration to a newer version … Continue reading Migrating File Servers from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2
Episode 20 of “From End to Edge and Beyond” covers SMB Encryption in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0
A quick blog post to highlight that I participated in an episode of “From End to Edge and Beyond”, recorded during TechEd North America 2012 with Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes. This show is focused on security, so the main focus was on the new SMB Encryption feature in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0. We discussed … Continue reading Episode 20 of “From End to Edge and Beyond” covers SMB Encryption in Windows Server 2012 and SMB 3.0
The Basics of SMB Signing (covering both SMB1 and SMB2)
SMB Signing Overview Server Message Block (SMB) is the file protocol most commonly used by Windows. SMB Signing is a feature through which communications using SMB can be digitally signed at the packet level. Digitally signing the packets enables the recipient of the packets to confirm their point of origination and their authenticity. This security … Continue reading The Basics of SMB Signing (covering both SMB1 and SMB2)
How DFS Replication (DFS-R) secures its communication
During a recent internal conference, someone asked me about how DFS-R (DFS Replication) in Windows Server 2008 R2 secures its communication. I wasn’t sure at the time, so I talked to a few people that work with DFS-R and spent some time looking into that. It turns out that DFS-R uses security above and beyond … Continue reading How DFS Replication (DFS-R) secures its communication
Microsoft keynote at the RSA Conference 2009: End to End Trust
Microsoft's Corporate VP of Trustworthy Computing (Scott Charney) delivered an interesting keynote as part of this year's RSA Conference about End to End Trust, following up on Craig Mundie's keynote last year. End to End Trust is described as "Microsoft’s vision for a safer, more trusted Internet that can only be achieved through broad cross industry collaboration … Continue reading Microsoft keynote at the RSA Conference 2009: End to End Trust
SQL Server 2008 Security
Here are some notes on “SQL Server 2008 Security” I took while attending an advanced class on SQL Server taught by Greg Low (from http://sqlblog.com/blogs/greg_low/ and http://www.sqldownunder.com/.Please) note that, although these notes were taken during the class, I might have added some of my own (mis)interpretation :-). Always check your facts on Books Online (I … Continue reading SQL Server 2008 Security
SQL Server 2008 Auditing
Here are some notes on “SQL Server 2008 Auditing” I took while attending an advanced class on SQL Server taught by Greg Low (from http://sqlblog.com/blogs/greg_low/ and http://www.sqldownunder.com/). Please note that, although these notes were taken during the class, I might have added some of my own (mis)interpretation :-). Always check your facts on Books Online … Continue reading SQL Server 2008 Auditing
SQL Server 2008 Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
Here are some notes on “SQL Server 2008 Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)” I took while attending an advanced class on SQL Server taught by Greg Low (from http://sqlblog.com/blogs/greg_low/ and http://www.sqldownunder.com/). Please note that, although these notes were taken during the class, I might have added some of my own (mis)interpretation :-). Always check your facts … Continue reading SQL Server 2008 Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
SQL Server 2008 Encryption
Here are some notes on “SQL Server 2008 Encryption” I took while attending an advanced class on SQL Server taught by Greg Low (from http://sqlblog.com/blogs/greg_low/ and http://www.sqldownunder.com/). Please note that, although these notes were taken during the class, I might have added some of my own (mis)interpretation :-). Always check your facts on Books Online … Continue reading SQL Server 2008 Encryption
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