EFS Certificate Configuration Updater

Issues with encryption

Hi, I am doing a pilot installation with version 1.0. I could deploy the software successfully with group policy and configured the group policy as advised. I could see that the test computers do r...

Id #13883 | Release: None | Updated: Aug 14 2009 at 3:16 PM by venkat27 | Created: Aug 14 2009 at 3:16 PM by venkat27

Issues with encryption

Hi, I am doing a piloy installation with version 1.0. I could deploy the software successfully with group policy and configured the group policy as advised. I could see that the test computers do r...

Id #13882 | Release: None | Updated: Aug 14 2009 at 3:15 PM by venkat27 | Created: Aug 14 2009 at 3:15 PM by venkat27

Migrate the command-line parameter functionality to Codeplex' Command Line Parser Library

I don't like the way the CommandLine library (Peter Hallam, Microsoft) works, and it has a lot of FxCop violations (and is very disorganized).  I'm inclined to clean this up, but since it's not bei...

Id #11783 | Release: Version 1.3 - enable another command-line parm | Updated: Nov 30 2008 at 10:12 PM by MikeSL | Created: Nov 30 2008 at 10:12 PM by MikeSL

Log whether the "do not enroll self-signed certs" feature has been enabled

On Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 and beyond, there is a setting that allows an Administrator to prevent any future enrollment of self-signed EFS certificates.  This is enabled through...

Id #11782 | Release: None | Updated: Nov 30 2008 at 9:56 PM by MikeSL | Created: Nov 30 2008 at 9:56 PM by MikeSL

Migrate the Usage strings from DisplayUsage() to the Arguments/CommandLine classes

Id #11770 | Release: None | Updated: Nov 30 2008 at 8:45 PM by MikeSL | Created: Nov 30 2008 at 5:23 AM by MikeSL

Specific Trace Logging additions

Add Trace Logging for the following events/findings: - the current EFS CertificateHash (what's found before updating) - if no CertificateHash value was found - any exceptions that were encountered ...

Id #11769 | Release: None | Updated: Nov 30 2008 at 2:54 AM by MikeSL | Created: Nov 30 2008 at 1:30 AM by MikeSL

Investigate whether all these Assembly permissions are necessary

When looking at the Project Properties, the Security tab showed green checkmarks for all these permissions, as if they would be required if this app were released as a "partial trust application": ...

Id #11768 | Release: None | Updated: Nov 30 2008 at 2:54 AM by MikeSL | Created: Nov 29 2008 at 11:08 PM by MikeSL

Enable the tool to replace actively-used cert with another issued from the same CA & cert template (pvt key compromise scenario)

User lalkin requests: "I'd like to be able to use this tool to change the actively used cert but both certs have been issued by the same CA and use the same template." "I'm working on designing wor...

Id #11731 | Release: None | Updated: Dec 4 2008 at 5:39 PM by lalkin | Created: Nov 28 2008 at 4:50 PM by MikeSL

Vista: UAC elevation reportedly occurs at some point during execution of the tool

User lalkin reports: "First, this tool seems to require admin access in Vista (it activates the UAC). That prevents a non-admin from using the tool." Firstly, I should add additional trace logging...

Id #11730 | Release: None | Updated: Dec 4 2008 at 5:38 PM by lalkin | Created: Nov 28 2008 at 4:48 PM by MikeSL

Add further Trace Logging declarations throughout the application execution path

Trace Logging has been partially implemented, but there are plenty of opportunities for adding further Trace Logging at every significant step of the execution path of this application.

Id #11677 | Release: None | Updated: Nov 24 2008 at 5:45 AM by MikeSL | Created: Nov 24 2008 at 5:45 AM by MikeSL