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Windows 7 Forums and Windows 8 Forums now support 256-bit SSL encryption on the website. However, this type of encryption will not work for logins and such due to the way our salt/hash/MD5 layer encryption system already works. Images and non-text content will also appear unencrypted, since they...

Hello, Today we published the Link Removed due to 404 Error. We fielded 15 questions primarily regarding the Diginotar Certificate compromise and the associated Security Advisory. There was one question that we were unable to answer during the webcast due to time constraints, and we have...

Provides a link to Microsoft Security Advisory (2616676): Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing. Link Removed

In an effort to protect customers, last week we released Security Advisory 2607712 along with a non-security update to add fraudulent DigiNotar certificates to the Windows Untrusted Certificate Store. Today, we are releasing another update (2616676), adding six additional DigiNotar root...

Revision Note: Advisory published Summary: Microsoft is aware that research was published at a security conference proving a successful attack against X.509 digital certificates signed using the MD5 hashing algorithm. This attack method would allow an attacker to generate additional...

Today we’re updating Link Removed due to 404 Error, to announce that based on our investigation, we’ve deemed all DigiNotar certificates to be untrustworthy and have moved them to the Untrusted Certificate Store. Additionally, we have extended our support with this update so all...

Revision Note: V3.0 (September 6, 2011): Revised to announce the release of an update that addresses this issue. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is aware of active attacks using at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar, a certification authority present in the Trusted Root...

This article discusses the trusted CAs that can be used by Windows users for secure e-commerce. Provides a download link for a list of program members. More...

Microsoft’s investigation into the scope and impact of the DigiNotar compromise has continued over the holiday weekend. We’ve now confirmed that spoofed certificates for *.microsoft.com and *.windowsupdate.com are among those issued by the Dutch firm. Users of Vista and later...

Today we’re releasing Link Removed due to 404 Error, to address at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by Link Removed - Invalid URL, a root certificate authority. DigiNotar has since revoked the digital certificate. This is not a Microsoft security vulnerability; however, the...

Fixes an issue in which you cannot modify the security settings of a certificate template even after you are delegated the full control permission for the template. The issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. More...

Revision Note: V5.0 (July 6, 2011): Announced the release of an update for Zune HD devices and moved Zune devices to the Non-Affected Devices table.Summary: Microsoft is aware of nine fraudulent digital certificates issued by Comodo, a certification authority present in the Trusted Root...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Florida man has two wives, two families and two marriage certificates, but under Florida's current bigamy law, the state cannot do a thing about it. Watch Video: Link Removed due to 404 Error

Revision Note: V4.0 (May 10, 2011): Announced the release of an update for Windows Mobile 6.x devices. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is aware of nine fraudulent digital certificates issued by Comodo, a certification authority present in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities Store, on all...

Adobe Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Syndicated from the United States Security Readiness Team (US-CERT). Link Removed - Invalid URL

Hello As my school project I, with help, have created a remotely controlled real-time closed circuit TV system for the school so that teachers can post messages on TVs, sort of like an information board system. One way to leave a message is through a website with a java applet. The applet we...

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When I import this PKCS12 file in Windows XP with the private key marked exportable, and later export this certificate with the private key. It works perfect. With Windows 7 it also seems to work perfect, but when I analyse the generated pfx-file the private key is not exported. I found out...

Revision Note: V2.0 (April 19, 2011): Added Windows Mobile 6.x, Windows Phone 7, Microsoft Kin, and Zune devices to affected software and devices.Summary: Microsoft is aware of nine fraudulent digital certificates issued by Comodo, a certification authority present in the Trusted Root...

Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, joins us to talk about an ITPro-focused overview of the securing Windows Azure roles, certificates, endpoints, storage accounts and operations. You’ll learn about: Specifics of securing various types of Windows Azure roles (Web...