Richard M. Hicks
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I am the founder and principal consultant at Richard M. Hicks Consulting, Inc. I am a widely recognized enterprise mobility expert with more than 25 years of experience implementing secure remote access and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions for organizations worldwide. My technical blog focuses on remote access technologies for Windows-based clients and servers.
Richard M. Hicks
6d ago
Always On VPN administrators may find that their device tunnel connections no longer connect automatically after applying the April 2024 security updates. The device tunnel connection is optional and only required under specific conditions, so end users may not be immediately impacted. However, administrators should be aware of this issue. Error Messages When manually establishing ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
3w ago
Microsoft has released its security updates for April 2024. This month, a few vulnerabilities are potentially impacting Always On VPN administrators. Specifically, three updates address issues with the Windows Server Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). In addition, vulnerabilities affect the Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan) service, affecting both VPN servers and clients. RRAS Windows ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
1M ago
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of its new PKI-as-a-Service platform called Microsoft Intune Cloud PKI. With Intune Cloud PKI, administrators create certification authorities (CAs) to issue and manage user and device authentication certificates for Intune-managed endpoints. Cloud PKI also provides hosted Authority Information Access (AIA) and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Distribution Point (CDP) services ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
1M ago
Note: This post has been updated and republished to reflect the return to the Microsoft Intune product name and to include updated learning resources for Always On VPN administrators. Microsoft Intune is the recommended solution for deploying and managing Windows Always On VPN client configuration settings. Always On VPN is designed for Mobile Device Management ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
1M ago
Recently, Microsoft introduced the general availability of its new PKI-as-a-service solution called Microsoft Intune Cloud PKI. Cloud PKI allows administrators to issue and manage user and device authentication certificates for Intune-managed endpoints without deploying Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) on-premises. Cloud PKI frees administrators from the burdens of deploying and managing AD CS, including ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
1M ago
Absolute Secure Access (formerly NetMotion Mobility) is a premium enterprise secure remote access solution with deep user and application insight supporting Windows, Mac, iOS (iPhone and iPad), and Android devices. Although Absolute Secure Access supports IPv6 for remote network connections and client IP address assignment, the latter is not enabled by default. Administrators must make ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
1M ago
Do you have questions about Always On VPN? Are you having a specific issue you can’t figure out? Would you like more information about configuration options? Here’s your chance to get your questions answered! Join me on Tuesday, March 26, at 10:00 AM PDT (UTC -7) for an opportunity to ask me anything (AMA!) about ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
2M ago
Recently, Microsoft introduced a new PKI-as-a-Service offering called Cloud PKI. This cloud-based PKI can issue and manage certificates to Intune-managed endpoints. Administrators can now deploy user and device authentication certificates using Intune Cloud PKI without deploying Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) on-premises. Numerous blog posts and YouTube videos show how to configure and deploy ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
2M ago
I’m excited to announce I’ll present a three-day LIVE online training event covering all things Microsoft Intune and certificates. This training event takes place on the ViaMonstra online academy May 14-16, 2024. Course Material This training course comprehensively examines all aspects of delivering certificates using Microsoft Intune, including common deployment scenarios, PKCS and SCEP configuration ..read more
Richard M. Hicks
2M ago
A question that occasionally arises when I’m conducting an Always On VPN planning and design workshop for a customer is static IP address assignment options for VPN connections. Typically, the use case is a specific user that requires special access to a sensitive system internally. Assigning a static IP address to the user allows administrators ..read more