Hardening Windows for the US-DoD using FISMA/DoD Baselines
Hi there, I just ran across the SCM and saw the article about FISMA Security Compliant Baselines. Sounds really great! We are in the process of certifying a system for the US-DoD and need to harden the...
View ArticleHow can I enter long text strings with CR/LF in the 'customized value...
I need to configure the Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options ->“Interactive Logon: Message text for users attempting to...
View ArticleDisabling services for stand-alone servers in DMZ
I am trying to use SCM and the included guides to harden several 2008R2 servers in the DMZ. While the security guides and baseline policies are useful, they all assume AD integrated servers. The first...
View ArticleMicrosoft column empty after merge
After customizing the "W2008R2SP1 Member Server Security Compliance 1.0" baseline (duplicated to 1.1) all customizations show up in bold because the value in the Customized column differs from the...
View ArticleDeployment server
hi my company have many representation that they use from windows application namely each of them have a sql db and windows application same now i want integrate they with toghether 1-i must have a db...
View ArticleHow do I digitally sign the documents
Hey guys, I dont know whether im posting in the right forum or not. I Want to digitally sign the documents and then later verify the digital signature of the documents. I can use any online service or...
View ArticleBaseline scheduling
Howdy Nice work on SCM! Hey, could you provide some scheduling info regarding the anticipated availability of new baselines, please? Reason being, we need to be able to convey to the business an...
View ArticleGPO Backup (Folder) with Firewall settings for ICMP.
Is it possible to use SCM to create a local policy backup folder with settings to allow a machine to response to ICMP type 8 each response requests? I can do it in XPSP3, but I am struggling to do the...
View ArticleGPO creation from exported baseline fails. - ""The Data is invalid"
I am working in a multi-domain environment. I have backed up GPOs from multiple domains and imported them into SCM for analysis. BTW - Tool works great for comparing a large number of GPOs. Scenario...
View ArticleCorporate background windows 7
Were just starting to deploy windows 7 and I would like to set the corporate background for our users to a default image, I know I can do this on machines on the domain via group policy and that works...
View ArticleWhere do I download System Center Service Manager 2012?
The download link here just takes me to the main system center download page: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd206732.aspx
View ArticleLocalGPO problem on non-English windows xp sp3
I'm using chinese windows xp sp3, and want to modify the SCE to display MSS settings by using local policy tool. When i launch the following command LocalGPO.wsf /configSCE in the command prompt, it...
View Articlea bit confused about how to compare my baselines against SCM baselines
Here is the problem i have, i would like to compare my group policies against what SCM baselines reccomend. However for example my Windows 7 clients have at least 3 differeng GPO's (depending on OU)...
View ArticleCannot open database 'XTrans' requested by the login. The login failed. Login...
Hi, everybody.After successfully installing SCM 2.0, I'm getting an error when launching it:Cannot open database 'XTrans' requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed user 'domain\user'I'm...
View ArticleConfiguring SCM to Default to Organization Domain
We are attempting to use new baselines created with SCM in an OU with a blank GPO. When exporting a baseline out of SCM, it generates a couple of XML files that use the default "contoso" domain...
View ArticleError when importing GPO into SCM
I have backed up a gpo from our AD DS. When I import it into SCM I receive this error:The output char buffer is too small to contain the decoded characters, encoding 'Unicode (UTF-8)' fallback...
View ArticleMicrosoft SAM Audit
Dear All,I wish to know about the following:My client is using Microsoft Platform for the last 7 years and now has been asked by the Complaince Team from Microsoft to buy more licenses in order to have...
View ArticleUnable to Restore GPO Backup in GPMC Made Using SCM3.0 Beta
Hi,I am using MS Security and Compliance Manager Beta (3.0.10.0).I have created a Windows Server 2012 Baseline that appears under Custom Baselines -> Windows Server 2012 and carried out a GPO...
View ArticleMicrosoft Security Compliance 2.5, How do I create a baseline with my Windows...
I am new to SCM.Microsoft Security Compliance 2.5, How do I create a baseline with my Windows 2008 server and check it against SCM 2.5?
View ArticleMissing Microsoft Settings in Baseline Columns
Hi,I am using MS Security and Compliance Manager Beta (3.0.10.0).I have created a couple of Windows Server 2012 Baseline that appears under Custom Baselines -> Windows Server 2012.When the baselines...
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