Microsoft just released the 1.1.343.0 version of the Azure AD Connect product, which is used for integration between your on-premises Active Directory Domain Services or LDAP V3 solutions and Azure Active Directory. Azure AD Connect provides identity synchronization for Microsoft Cloud Services, including Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365. The new version of Azure AD… Read More »
I recently encountered a mail flow problem in an Exchange 2016 environment, that was being caused by the DNS configuration on the Exchange server’s network interface. The Application log of the Exchange server was flooded by event ID 9041: Log Name: Application Source: MSExchange Assistants Date: 10/6/2016 4:56:46 PM Event ID: 9041 Task Category: Assistants… Read More »
A new February 9, 2016 update resolves a vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). If an attacker successfully exploits this vulnerability, by sending certain input during forms-based authentication to an ADFS server, this can cause the server to become nonresponsive. The new update addresses the vulnerability by adding additional checks on input data during… Read More »