Server Fault Stack Exchange
Server Fault Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [keys]

138 questions
7
votes
3 answers

Trying to install SSL: Private key does not match certificate

I am trying to reinstall SSL on a domain where the previous certificate expired. I have removed the old certificate and I am attempting to install the new certificate I purchased from NameCheap in Web Host Manager per these instructions:…
alan
  • 71
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
7
votes
1 answer

How to generate a key file out of a .cert?

I have received a p7b file from my co-worker and he asked me to install it on one of our servers. It looks like p7b is same as .cert file. I looked up google to find out how to install the file and it looks like I also need to have .key file. Is it…
Moon
  • 2,123
  • 4
  • 24
  • 23
7
votes
2 answers

IIS 7.5, Encryption Keys, and HRESULT: 0x80090005

When trying to assign a domain account to an IIS 7.5 app pool I get the following error: Details: Bad Data. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80090005) My research shows that this can happen when you copy an applicationhost.config file without importing…
Kyle Brandt
  • 83,619
  • 74
  • 305
  • 448
6
votes
2 answers

consequences of deleted key pair on ec2 instance

What will happen if the keypair associated with an ec2 instance is deleted via the aws management console? Will this block access to the instance forever?
user116778
  • 61
  • 1
  • 3
5
votes
2 answers

Can I create AWS Keys for each user that expire every 2 weeks?

My company uses AWS for compute, storage, databases and more. However, they use the root key for access to everything and I'm trying to move away from that for security purposes. Any leak could result in catastrphic data leaks, or crippling bills…
Joe B
  • 353
  • 1
  • 4
  • 11
5
votes
2 answers

Deleting a Key Pair for AWS EC2 Instance with EBS

I have an AWS EC2 Instance using EBS and I want to stop the use of the current private key, and use a new one. As I understand it, merely deleting the key pair on the AWS Console just deletes the public key and does not prevent access to the…
nhuff717
  • 63
  • 1
  • 4
5
votes
1 answer

Finding Windows keys in use throughout corporation

We own a lot of Windows desktop keys (XP, Vista, and Windows 7) and have documented their usage and availability. Now the documentation has fallen behind and we don't know what keys are used where. Of course we don't want to accidentally use a…
MarkRogers
  • 51
  • 1
5
votes
3 answers

How to stop SSH from falling back to password?

A script regularly initiates an SSH connection from one server to another, using SSH keys. However, once, the keys were briefly overwritten. This caused the SSH client to fall back to asking for a password, which had undesired knock-on effects. Is…
wodow
  • 590
  • 1
  • 6
  • 18
5
votes
1 answer

Policies for maintaining access credentials on EC2

Managing EC2 access keys and X.509 certificates can become challenging when you start to deal with large numbers of instances. Do any EC2 users here have good policies and/or tools for: rotating EC2 access keys and X.509 certificates preventing…
gareth_bowles
  • 9,127
  • 9
  • 34
  • 42
4
votes
1 answer

request has invalid signature: TSIG rndc-test-key: tsig verify failure (BADKEY)

I am pretty much new to bind DNS and during nsupdate , i am getting BADKEY error.I have /root/named/chroot/etc/rndc.key as below :- key "rndc-test-key" { algorithm hmac-md5 ; secret…
SecureTech
  • 141
  • 1
  • 2
4
votes
4 answers

Getting key for Microsoft Office downgrade

I need to install Microsoft Office 2003 for some reasons related to compatibility with Luddites. I can buy an Office 2007 "open license" at the university where I am a faculty member, and I have seen the Microsoft downgrade chart which states that I…
Liudvikas Bukys
  • 213
  • 3
  • 10
4
votes
1 answer

Salt - What's the difference between Rejected and Denied?

So I have the salt master running on a server in my infrastructure and a few keys sitting there either accepted or unaccepted or... Either rejected or denied. My question is: What's the difference between rejected or denied keys?: Denied…
Ethan Brouwer
  • 225
  • 2
  • 9
4
votes
2 answers

Do I need to back up the SQL Server Encryption Password and Symmetric Key?

I'm trying to setup SQL Server to use Cell-Level Encryption on some sensitive data. It seems straightforward per this example on the MSDN: Create the Master Key with a strong password. Create a Certificate. Create a Symmetric Key with the…
John B
  • 171
  • 1
  • 11
4
votes
2 answers

How to allow password authentication OR key authentication on CentOS 5.7?

is it possible to enable the use of password authentication or key authentication in CentOS 5.7? All I can find is setting PasswordAuthentication to no which forces the use of keys... Thanks
Darren
  • 997
  • 2
  • 8
  • 15
4
votes
4 answers

sftp and public keys

I am trying to sftp into an a server hosted by someone else. To make sure this worked I did the standard sftp user@sftp.xxxxxx.com i was promted with the password and that worked fine. I am setting up a cron script to send a file once a week so have…
icelizard
  • 732
  • 3
  • 10
  • 20
1
2
3
…
9 10