Here’s a summary of the critical findings from Semperis regarding Windows Server 2025 and the new design flaw:
Golden dMSA Flaw Overview
What is Golden dMSA?
Golden dMSA is a critical design flaw in delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) in Windows Server 2025.
It allows attackers to...
Here’s a summary of the critical flaw "Golden dMSA" in Windows Server 2025 reported by Semperis:
What is Golden dMSA?
Golden dMSA is a newly discovered, critical design flaw in delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) on Windows Server 2025.
Discovered by: Semperis, a security research and...
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Microsoft’s cloud ambitions have long aimed to offer enterprises a seamless route from traditional on-premises infrastructure to a fully modernized, cloud-centric model. For years, however, a stubborn barrier persisted: legacy applications that depend on customized directory attributes, many of...
Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) has long served as a core component of enterprise IT infrastructure, underpinning everything from user authentication to directory lookups in countless Active Directory (AD) environments. With the discovery of CVE-2025-29954—a critical denial...
Anyone looking to manage users, computers, and policies within their home lab or work network quickly discovers that Active Directory (AD) remains a foundational element of Windows deployments. While seasoned system administrators have long relied on AD tools in Windows Server, the demand for...
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Upgraded broken WSUS 2022 server to 2025 from previous case not resolved Upon trying to install WSUS now it is failing with The System cannot find the path specified. The installation log is providing this error.
2025-01-09 09:08:41 Marking PostInstall done for UpdateServices-Database in the...
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First let me say that I am a developer who was recently given the job of IT Manager (so-to-speak) and I do have some IT knowledge, but my server knowledge is very weak.
So my first issue is that we have some old archived files that need to be restored. The process is to go to the backup...
Revision Note: V1.0 (December 12, 2017): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information regarding security settings for the AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services) account used by Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization. This advisory...
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Fixes an issue in which the Log On To feature of the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in does not work. This issue occurs on a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based client computer that has six or more Traditional Chinese characters...
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Discusses how to use the Directory Services to help collect information to troubleshoot Directory Services issues in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2. This information can be analyzed by the Microsoft Fix it automated solution.
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The Directory Services – Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 troubleshooter was designed to collect information to help troubleshoot common issues related to Directory Services technologies.
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