USERTrust intermediate certificate malformed

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Issue: Users receive errors USERTrust Legacy Secure Server CA is malformed or invalid.  IE users may receive error: "Information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed or changed by others. However, there is a problem with the site’s security certificate". Example of USERTrust malformed certificate error in Chrome connecting to OWA: Cause: The USERTrust intermediate cert issued by Comodo references an Entrust.net root cert that does not meet the new 2048-bit requirements. Ramifications: As Read more [...]

Exchange 2013 SP1 Rollup 1

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With the long awaited release of Exchange 2013 SP1 on February 24th, 2014 it is speculated that Rollup 1 will be soon to follow, however Rollup 1's release data has yet to be officially announced.  SP1 resolved key issues that held up many Exchange projects including Windows 2012 R2 compatibility and the XP compatibility issues introduced in CU3.  Rollup 1 will instill further confidence in Exchange 2013 as it will likely put the finishing touches on resolving bugs in CU 4 / SP1 including the transport Read more [...]

manually run AD Directory Sync (DirSync) with Office 365

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Issue:  You need to manually force DirSync to run in order to Sync your on-premise AD with Office 365's Azure AD. Note: This article was written for environments using Azure Active Directory Sync "DirSync".  If you are Azure AD Connect, here are the steps to manually sync using Azure AD Connect. Solution: Run a sync using powershell 1) Run PowerShell as Administrator 2) type: cd\ 3) type: cd “program files\Windows Azure Active Directory Sync” 4) type: Start-OnlineCoexistenceSync Read more [...]

distribution group can’t receive email from outside the organization

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Issue:  Distribution group not getting outside emails.  Senders receive bounce messages: Your message can't be delivered because delivery to this address is restricted. Generating server: BY2PR02MB106.namprd02.prod.outlook.com Remote Server returned '550 5.7.1 RESOLVER.RST.AuthRequired; authentication required' Solution: By default, distribution groups in Office 365 (and Exchange) will only receive email from internal senders. In order to allow the distribution group to receive mail Read more [...]

how to import an intermediate certificate

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Many third party certificates require an intermediate certificate reside in your certificate store.  These instructions will walk you through the import process.  The examples are for GoDaddy but apply to many other certificate providers. 1) Download the intermediate certificate from your certificate authority (GoDaddy, etc). 2) Open the mmc console (start, run, mmc) 3) click File > Add/Remove Snap-in... 4) select Certificates 5) select Computer account 6) certificates > All Tasks > Read more [...]