January 2004 - Posts

I'm wondering why Microsoft recently release such info :)   ... education ??

Key Events in Microsoft History
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Fast Facts
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On 19 January 2004, Microsoft released The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 1.2 to the public. This tool was posted to the Download Center on 19 January 2004.

The Microsoft?Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is a tool that allows users to scan one or more Windows based computers for common security misconfigurations. Microsoft has published information, that details the tool and instructs customers how to use the tool:

- Microsoft?Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Home Page
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Version 1.2 Is Available (320454)
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) Version 1.2 Q&A

MBSA 1.2 now includes new support for the following Products:
- Exchange Server 2003
- Microsoft Office (Note: MBSA can only be used for to perform a local scans for Microsoft Office. Please see the above referenced documents for more information).
- Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8
- Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
- MSXML 2.5, 2.6, 3.0, and 4.0
- BizTalk Server 2000, 2002, and 2004
- Commerce Server 2000 and 2002
- Content Management Server (CMS) 2001 and 2002
- SNA Server 4.0, Host Integration Server (HIS) 2000 and 2004

http://www.microsoft.com/mbsa/
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I like this one ! hehehe :)

Behind The Scenes at Microsoft
http://www.deadtroll.com/index2.html?/video/behindms.html~content

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The VeriSign Global Server Intermediate Root CA for IIS expires on January 7, 2004, this has cause some interruption of few major web server, if you using Verisign cert with client certicate, you will get the following error.

403.16 - Client certificate is untrusted or invalid.

The client certificate has expired or is not yet valid.

More detail refer
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=834438

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Great News - Version 3.3 is out -
www.iisfaq.com/iisstate/

Changes in this version:
1) Added some heuristics to detect the IIS6/Jet problem.
2) Fixed a regression (i.e. a bug) that prevented some (but not all) Summaries to not print.
3) Added a heuristic to detect a hang caused by the Unhandled Exception Filter.  This hang only occurs while the process in question was about to crash anyway, but can make identifying the root problem dicey.  This addition should help with that.
4) Modified the dump file format to include more information (for post-mortem debugging w/WinDBG).

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Here's a list of tools/guides that you must get if you are administrating new IIS 6.0:
1.Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Deploying Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0
This book provides prescriptive, task-based, and scenario-based guidance to help you design an IIS 6.0 solution and then deploy that solution — be it a new installation, upgrade, or migration — within your organization.
Date: 11/21/2003
 
2.Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager for Windows XP
With IIS 6.0 Manager for Windows XP, administrators can remotely manage an IIS 6.0 server from a Windows XP Professional workstation.
Date: 10/2/2003
 
3.Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit
Whether you manage a single Web server or many, the prescriptive, task-based, and scenario-based guidance in this book will help you effectively plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot your IIS 6.0 solution.
Date: 9/2/2003

4.Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools
The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools can help you administer, secure, and manage IIS.
Date: 5/30/2003   
 
5.IIS Debug Toolkit: IIS Crash/Hang Agent & IIS Dump (Version 1.1)
Two tools make up the IIS Debug toolkit and are designed to help figure out what requests were in flight when IIS terminates unexpectedly or take action when a request hangs. Use this tool if you notice IIS terminating unexpectedly or if you want to figure out why a request is hanging.
Date: 7/28/2003

5.SAMPLE: Metaacl.exe Modifying Metabase Permissions for the IIS Admin Objects (Metaacl.exe)
View, set, or delete metabase permissions for the IIS Admin Objects in a Windows Scripting Host file
Date: 7/16/2003

6.Urlscan 2.5 Install Package
UrlScan 2.5 is a security tool that restricts the types of requests that Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.0 and later will process.
Date: 5/9/2003

7.Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Migration Tool
Microsoft IIS 6.0 Migration Tool automates several of the steps needed to move a Web site or application from IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0, or IIS 6.0 to a clean installation of IIS 6.0 running on Windows Server 2003.
Date: 4/24/2003

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