Archive | August, 2009
Separating IP:PORT Bindings on Windows
The other day I ran into a problem when I tried to configure my server to listen on port 443 with a specific IP address instead of the ‘All Unassigned’ option. This server had two IP addresses (192.168.1.10 and 192.168.1.11) and I planned on having 192.168.1.10:443 listen for web traffic, and 192.168.1.11:443 listen for SSH [...]
Continue reading...Those Pesky Hidden Cookies Part II
17. August 2009
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In my previous article where I talked about how Adobe was storing hidden Flash cookies on your computer I also discovered that Silverlight stores hidden information as well. As I am often curious about this sort of thing I did some more digging on how Silverlight might be different that Adobe’s Flash product. It turns [...]
Continue reading...Those Pesky Hidden Cookies…
17. August 2009
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An interesting article on Wired today titled “You deleted your Cookies? Think Again”, talking about how Adobe places Flash cookies on your computer without you even knowing it… These cookies are special in that they don’t appear in your browser’s cookie clean up options:
Unlike traditional browser cookies, Flash cookies are relatively unknown to web users, [...]
Remember the 90’s?
9. August 2009
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Today I went for a full day ride on my Honda RC51… I ran across a guy named Sam riding a 2008 Yamaha R1 and mentioned to him that I used to own the original R1 back when it was called a FZR1000…
I joked with him, “hey, remember how the 1990 model had a bug-eye [...]
LDAP Connection strings to Active Directory
6. August 2009
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My customer recently asked me to validate their connection strings to Active Directory. They were having trouble with one of their functions that checked to see if the directory was available over LDAPS. It would seem easy enough to build an LDAP path that looked something like LDAPS://domain.com/RootDSE and you would get the desired results. [...]
Continue reading...Chris Blankenship’s Ramblings
I am an Infrastructure Consultant with Microsoft 
focused on Directory Services, Identity, and Security technologies.
This is my personal blog where the information provided comes from my own personal experiences.
The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in any way.
28. August 2009
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