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Windows 2000 Server logs

Hi All, Basically i want to monitor all the activities of my administrators. Is there any way I can find out all the activities on a Windows 2000 Server eg:- success / failure logs ,which users had logged on to a server , user creation time ,service stopped at what time, what scripts have been...

Associating MS Certificates w/ handwritten signatures

Does anyone know if it is possible to associate a Microsoft PKI/Certificate to a signature image (handwritting) so that a document/email can be signed (digitally) but will also have an image of the associated handwritten signature embedded within the document (and secured)? I know more advanced...

Using client certificates with Cisco VPN 3xxx concentrator

I am specifically looking for a way to match Windows loging credentials with a user certificate and then transparently submit to Active Directory for authentication. It seems that the Cisco VPN client first checks the validity of the certificate (without matching the Windows credentials) then...

IT Security

Hi all, Thanks to all those who answered to my question"FTP sites" Can anyone of you let me know about the available products that we can use for our organisations IT security..Also let me know what products are available to find out vulnerabilities in a network. Appreciate your response. Thanks ...

How to determine password expiration

Recently this iSeries user wrote in with a question about password expiration. He writes, "How can I tell if a user's password does not expire? I've used the user profile report, but all it gives me for expiration values are 0's or -1's for all of the users." Can you help? Michelle Davidson...

Local Admin & passwords

We have recently switched to allowing only Power User rights on notebook computers. We have a set of notebooks we loan out to employees with desktops when they need to travel. Currently those users will login with an account named loaner and use scripts and webmail to access the network. ...

Need guidiance from pros already into the game

Hi, I am a United Stated Marine stationed overseas since 2003, majoring in Information technology with National University. I am still an idiot in the field and thats why i joined this group. To get a glance of what to ecpect in the future. I am asking for your help in guiding me through whatever...

aaa authorization ?

Which of the following authorization commands are valid? (we have to choose 2 correct) A. aaa authentication exec home radius B. aaa accounting exec home radius C. aaa authorization default none D. aaa authorization exec home radius E. aaa authorization network default enable F. aaa authorization...

IM Blocking and URL Filtering

We have Pix515E which is gateway to Internet. We also got IWSS Proxy(Trend Micro) along with URL filtering module. Domain users get directed to IWSS proxy (GPO settings) and restrictions about URL filterings can be imposed as per company's policy. Those users who are not on the domain, they can...

LDAP in DMZ

We are using LDAP for Internal environment as an Enterprise directory having lot of application and user specific data. There is requirement to access LDAP from external network also. Bearing that in mind we shall have LDAP Server in DMZ to service external applications. Here we are using Sun...

Sendig Mail to user@IP

We have two Mx Record (same ISP) pointing to the same mail server. The Mail Server is REDHAT Linux. I want to send a mail to user@ip address (first or second Mx Record). This is basically to test if first Mx record fails, will the second record be used. I would be sending this mail from the LAN to...

Stop Error (C000021a)

I am receiving this stop error(C000021a) "windows logon process system process terminated unexpectedly" with win 2000 server. Safe mode and Last Known Good Conf. works fine. Is there any solution without reformating the HDD? I have ERD with me. Will that help me? Any advise on this would be...

problem with exchange sync and pocket pc 2003

i have a HP iPAQ hx4700 with Pocket PC 2003 on it that connect to the internet through my phone cellolar (with bluethooth connection), i want to sync all my contact and my calender on my ipaq to my exchange small buisness server 2003 through the internet,my server connect to the internet and are...

iSeries/AS400 is UnHackable - Think Again!

It just depends on your definition of "hack" I've heard the "There has never been a virus on an AS400" argument all too often. However - the definition of a virus/hack goes something like: "Process or person who alters data when they should not be able to". Do we agree? So... while not being an...

expired credentials in Windows XP

We have one particular XP-Pro system that repeatedly throughout the day (5-6 times) will ank the user for their credentials again. After entering them will continue just fine. This is the only system doing this and is pretty annoying. Why is this happening?

ping from outside

hi, could you please tell me which command in cisco routers prevent them from being ping from outside networks. and also how can i prevent terminals inside a network to ping outside ips(group policies etc??). thanks

Resticting Members of BuiltinAdministrator to just be able to create Domain Trust

In windows 2000/2003, Can we restrict a BuiltinAdministrators member to have just enough rights so that he/she can only create/delete domain Trust. The requirement that we have is to be programmatically create trust with all the domains in a given forest. The other part of the requirement is to...

Data vs. perimeter vs. network security

A short time ago, author Wes Noonan wrote some tips for SearchWindowsSecurity.com about <a href=http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid45_gci1007026,00.html>deperimeterization</a>. He explained how security is always pitted against business needs, and...

Stuck with WEP - will increasing key lengths help harden WLAN?

I have potential security issues on my wireless LAN because my equipment is older and I can?t use WPA. I'm worried that my data is vulnerable. If I increase my WEP key length from 40 to 128 or greater, will this help?

Is Windows security an afterthought?

As the editor of SearchWindowsSecurity.com, I often speak with users about their Windows security responsibilities. One senior systems analyst in particular sent me an interesting note recently... To give you some background, he's in charge of configuring and administering desktop systems...