How to Enable FIPS Compliance on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules used in federal government systems. Many organizations in regulated industries also adopt FIPS compliance to meet contractual requirements or demonstrate due diligence. On Windows Server 2012 R2, enabling FIPS mode restricts […]
Kubernetes is the industry-standard container orchestration platform for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications across clusters of servers. While Kubernetes is typically set up using managed services (EKS, GKE, AKS) in cloud environments, installing it with kubeadm on bare-metal or on-premises servers provides full control over the cluster configuration. kubeadm is the official […]
How to Set Up RADIUS Authentication with NPS on Windows Server 2012 R2 Network Policy Server (NPS) is Microsoft’s implementation of a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server and proxy, included with Windows Server 2012 R2. NPS centralizes authentication, authorization, and accounting for network access—including VPN connections, 802.1X wired and wireless connections, dial-up connections, […]
How to Configure Kerberos Constrained Delegation on Windows Server 2012 R2 Kerberos delegation allows a service running under a specific account to impersonate a user and access other network resources on their behalf. Unconstrained delegation is dangerous because a compromised account can be used to impersonate any user to any service in the domain. Constrained […]
How to Set Up LAPS Advanced Configuration on Windows Server 2012 R2 Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a Microsoft tool that automatically manages unique, randomly generated local Administrator passwords for every computer in Active Directory. Without LAPS, organizations often set the same local Administrator password on all machines, which means that compromising one system […]
How to Configure Local Security Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 The Local Security Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 is the foundation of standalone server security configuration. It governs password policies, account lockout thresholds, audit settings, user rights assignments, and security options—all without requiring Active Directory or Group Policy infrastructure. Even in domain environments, […]
How to Configure Advanced Audit Policies on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 provides a granular audit policy framework through Advanced Audit Policy Configuration that goes far beyond the nine basic categories available in the legacy audit settings. With advanced auditing, you can control exactly which events are logged for each of 58 […]
How to Configure Security Compliance Baselines on Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft’s Security Compliance Toolkit (SCT) provides pre-built, tested Group Policy baselines for Windows Server 2012 R2 that align with both Microsoft’s own security recommendations and industry frameworks such as CIS and NIST. Rather than building a security baseline from scratch, the SCT gives you […]
How to Implement AppLocker Policies on Windows Server 2012 R2 AppLocker is a feature introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 that allows administrators to specify exactly which applications, scripts, Windows Installer files, and DLLs are permitted to run. On Windows Server 2012 R2, AppLocker provides application whitelisting—one of the highest-value security controls available because it […]
How to Configure BitLocker with TPM on Windows Server 2012 R2 Full-disk encryption is one of the most effective controls against data theft from physical access. BitLocker Drive Encryption, combined with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or 2.0 chip, ensures that a stolen or decommissioned server’s drives cannot be read without the original hardware’s […]
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