A tool for viewing Bitlocker recovery passwords is now available: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=928202 . It is supported when installed on Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003.

The above guide is finally available: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3a207915-dfc3-4579-90cd-86ac666f61d4&displaylang=en . Go and get it! The package contains: 48 page excellent guide LDIF file for extending Windows Server 2003 SP1/R2 schema Script for modifying ACLs for computer objects in order to store TPM information and another for listing the permissions Script for accessing BitLocker recovery info in AD Script for accessing TPM recovery info in AD According to

Although ADPREP executable exists on the Vista DVD (\sources\adprep\adprep.exe) with accompanying LDF files (sch14.ldf - sch39.ldf), you should NOT use it to extend the schema of Windows 2000/Server 2003/R2 Active Directory. These files are there for informational purposes only for showing what Longhorn Server will bring along when it'll arrive. Windows Vista Bitlocker recovery keys cannot be stored in the Active Directory before extending the schema and modifying AD permissions. The information

Microsoft sticked to its behaviour on the release of the Vista Security Guide as it was made available the same day that the bits went to production. The final 1.0 version is available on http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74028 :) As you may have noticed, the security templates are no longer the primary means of defining the baseline security settings. They can still be used and are also included in the security guide package. However, the primary means for defining the baseline policies is

While looking for security info, I found that the Windows Server 2003 and XP security guides have been updated. Both have minor corrections in the text as well as updates to security templates. Windows Server 2003 Security Guide (now version 2.1, released April 26, 2006) Download Center: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14846 TechNet online: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14845 Windows XP Security Guide (now version 2.1, released April 13, 2006) Download Center: http://go.microsoft

I'm sitting on the last stint on the TLC at TechEd 2006. There have been quite a number of people who found this area and us technical experts here Thanks everyone for coming! Over these five days, the most common questions and some additional info for myself were: 1) Group Policy processing problems You can find basic flowchart for troubleshooting on Figure 1 of the white paper entitled " Troubleshooting Group Policy in Microsoft Windows Server ". You can also test your understanding of the group

I have safely arrived in Boston and will be working as an Technical Expert on the Technical Learning Center in Windows Server Infrastructure Track. Hope to see you there!

Tomorrow, I'll present a talk on Windows Server 2003 R2 in the Technet Pro 2006 seminar in the Finlandia Hall. The event was fully booked weeks ago with some 1400 registrations! My demo setup for tomorrow will include four virtual machines (three WS03 R2 & one Windows XP) running on Virtual Server R2 which runs on Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition. Since I won't demo ADFS, this setup should be enough. any way, I'm looking forward to a great event. For the last few weeks I've started

I've been extremely busy with courses & seminars over the last few weeks - dare I say it's been one of the busiest January that I can recall. However, in between I've come across some great security related info: The "RunAs Guru", Aaron Margosis , posted that the LUA White Paper has been released. It's available on http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkId=58445 . Ian Hameroff has written a great summary on IPSec and its evolving role in securing corporate LANs. WSSRA Virtual Environments for Development

My employer (and the company that I was a senior partner and shareholder of), Sovelto Oy, merged with another ICT training and consulting company, FCS Partners Oyj, as of today. We are really excited about the merger and are really looking forward to an exciting future. Together we form the largest ICT training company in Finland. FCS Partners and Sovelto are the two rising stars in the market. Both companies have grown and developed under the hard circumstances after the rapid growth in the IT market