Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Technical documentation for Windows Server Protocols and authentication 101

Yesterday I rediscovered a great resource about Windows Server protocols when I was debugging SMB2 and Kerberos V5 traffic between Windows 7 client, Netapp filer and DC on Windows Server 2008 R2.

I found out a page on MSDN that contains the technical documents for the Windows Server Protocols (WSPP) documentation set. Especially [MS-SPNG]: Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) Extension, [MS-KILE]: Kerberos Protocol Extensions and [MS-SMB2]: Server Message Block (SMB) Version 2 Protocol Specification

I also found helpful blog post on Microsoft Open Specifications Support Team Blog explaining authentication in Windows.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

FIM 2010 R2 Release Candidate available

Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Release Candidate is announced. FIM 2010 R2 RC can be downloaded from Connect web site. Technical information and release notes are available in TechNet Library.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

64-bit DirSync now available from Office 365 portal

64-bit version of Directory Synchronization tool is released. 64-bit DirSync is based on FIM 2010 when the old 32-bit version was based on ILM. You need to have 64-bit standard or enterprise edition of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More information can be found from Office 365 blog.