Month: March 2020

Installing the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) without Enterprise Administrator permissions

Assume the following scenario:

  • One installs a Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) server.
  • The role configuration fails with the following error message: 
Insufficient access rights to perform this operation. 0x80072098 (WIN32: 8344 ERROR_DS_INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS

Typically, the NDES roll configuration requires, that the installing user is a member of the Enterprise Admins group. However, this is not technically necessary and contradicts Microsoft's security hardening recommendations, since NDES is not (necessarily) a system that is assigned to the highest security layer (Tier-0).

Below is a way to configure the NDES role even without the required permissions.

Continue reading „Den Registrierungsdienst für Netzwerkgeräte (NDES) ohne Enterprise Administrator Berechtigungen installieren“

Role configuration for Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) fails with error message "CMSCEPSetup::SetMSCEPSetupProperty: Access is denied. 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)".

Assume the following scenario

  • One installs a Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) server
  • The role configuration fails with the following error message: 
CMSCEPSetup::SetMSCEPSetupProperty: Access is denied. 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)
Continue reading „Die Rollenkonfiguration für den Registrierungsdienst für Netzwerkgeräte (NDES) schlägt fehl mit Fehlermeldung „CMSCEPSetup::SetMSCEPSetupProperty: Access is denied. 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)““

Using custom Registration Authority (RA) certificate templates for the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES).

The Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) uses two certificate templates for its internal function to make it act as a Registration Authority (RA). These are published during role configuration of the NDES service on the configured certificate authority and certificates are requested:

  • CEP Encryption
  • Exchange Enrollment Agent (Offline Request)

These certificate templates are standard templates from the Windows 2000 world (version 1 templates), i.e. they cannot be edited. In addition, the Exchange Enrollment Agent (Offline Request) template is marked as a user template, i.e. during NDES role configuration the certificate is requested in the context of the installing user and then imported into the machine store. At the latest when the certificates are to be renewed after two years, things get complicated here.

It is therefore a good idea to use your own certificate templates for NDES. These can be adapted in terms of their key length, for example. The use of hardware security modules (HSM) is also possible in this way. Even automatic renewal can be configured.

Continue reading „Eigene Registration Authority (RA) Zertifikatvorlagen für den Registrierungsdienst für Netzwerkgeräte (NDES) verwenden“

When installing a new certificate authority certificate, you get the error message "The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate. 0x80092012 (-2146885614 CRYPT_E_NO_REVOCATION_CHECK)".

Assume the following scenario:

  • One installs a new certification authority certificate on the certification authority, either because the certification authority was newly installed, or because the certification authority certificate was renewed.
  • During the installation you get the following error message:
Cannot verify certificate chain. Do you wish to ignore the error and continue? The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate. 0x80092012 (-2146885614 CRYPT_E_NO_REVOCATION_CHECK)
Continue reading „Bei der Installation eines neuen Zertifizierungsstellenzertifikats erhält man die Fehlermeldung „The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate. 0x80092012 (-2146885614 CRYPT_E_NO_REVOCATION_CHECK)““

Publishing a certificate revocation list (CRL) fails with the error message "Insufficient access rights to perform the operation. 0x80072098 (WIN32: 8344 ERROR_DS_INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS)".

Assume the following scenario:

  • An attempt is made to publish a new certificate revocation list (CRL) on a certification authority
  • The certificate authority is configured to publish the certificate revocation lists to Active Directory (LDAP CDP).
  • Publishing the certificate revocation list fails with the following error message: 
Insufficient access rights to perform the operation. 0x80072098 (WIN32: 8344 ERROR_DS_INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS)
Continue reading „Die Veröffentlichtung einer Zertifikatsperrliste (CRL) schlägt fehl mit der Fehlermeldung „Insufficient access rights to perform the operation. 0x80072098 (WIN32: 8344 ERROR_DS_INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS)““

Publishing a certificate revocation list (CRL) fails with the error message "Directory object not found. 0x8007208d (WIN32: 8333 ERROR_DS_OBJ_NOT_FOUND)".

Assume the following scenario:

  • An attempt is made to publish a new certificate revocation list (CRL) on a certification authority.
  • The certificate authority is configured to publish the certificate revocation lists to Active Directory (LDAP CDP).
  • Publishing the certificate revocation list fails with the following error message:
Directory object not found. 0x8007208d (WIN32: 8333 ERROR_DS_OBJ_NOT_FOUND)
Continue reading „Die Veröffentlichtung einer Zertifikatsperrliste (CRL) schlägt fehl mit der Fehlermeldung „Directory object not found. 0x8007208d (WIN32: 8333 ERROR_DS_OBJ_NOT_FOUND)““
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