Specially the template below "subject name" tab. What does that change in the normal certificate request other than that there is an additional step to put information in the subject tab while enrolling for a certificate. What is the role of Subject Names (SN) / Subject Alternative Names (SAN) in Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
The current issue which I cannot resolve is an issue related to a name mismatch and certificate warning. In my case, I am connecting via VPN + private IP address + RDP to the server, but when I connect, the "requested remote computer" name is the private IP address of the server (ex. 10.20.30.20).
This would be first name and first initial of last name. Some users have first name underscore last name. Needless to say, I'd like to make them conform to the standard. Before making the change in Active Directory to adhere to the new standard, is there anything I need to be aware of that will help me as I make the change?
A Service Principal Name is a concept from Kerberos. It's an identifier for a particular service offered by a particular host within an authentication domain. The common form for SPNs is service class / fqdn @ REALM (e.g. IMAP/ [email protected]). There are also User Principal Names which identify users, in form of user @ REALM (or user1 / user2 @ REALM, which identifies a speaks ...
Sorry to say, you're going to have to shorten your naming convention. The maximum length of a computer name in Windows is 15 characters, and there is no way around that. This is because the maximum length of a netBIOS account name is 16 characters - you can see this on page 10 of the RFC for NetBIOS. Windows adds a dollar sign $ to the end of a computer account name to distinguish user ...
