Starting in March 2020, Microsoft will release an update which includes hardening measures for LDAP binding. Read the full advisory here: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV190023 . This affects all of us who still use plain LDAP to perform queries in Active Directory. Starting in March we will be forced to use secure LDAP binding, because AD will deny…
Read MoreStarting with the Windows Server 2003 R2 version, Microsoft introduced the Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), a software component which provides users with single sign-on access to systems and applications located across organizational boundaries. ADFS is part of the Active Directory Services. The authenticated user is provided with a series of Claims related to his…
Read MoreA important part of Windows auditing is to track file and folder access on Windows file volumes. Out of the box, this part of auditing is not enabled on Windows operating systems. It’s necessary to enable file and folder auditing and then identify the files and folders that are to be audited. Once correctly configured,…
Read MoreAll time the same problem. We will audit whenever a member of one of the SQL Server administrative roles logs on to my SQL Server Instance, the standard SQL audit “Successful logins only” provides this information, the SQL Server logs every connection, but without a focus of the members from the SQL server administrative roles….
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