Rick Donato, Author at Fir3net

Cisco ASA ERROR: Certificate validation failed. Peer certificate key usage is invalid

Error When trying to connect using the Cisco VPN Client with certificate based authentication you receive the following error from you debug logs. CRYPTO_PKI: Certificate validation: Failed, status: 1873. Attempting to retrieve revocation status if necessary ERROR: Certificate validation failed. Peer certificate key usage is invalid, serial number: 210F2EDE0000000009AF, subject name: cn=xxxxx,ou=xxxx,o=xxxxx,c=xx CRYPTO_PKI: Certificate not … Read more

Purge a File from Rackspace`s Cloud File CDN Caches

Within this article we will show you how to purge a file from Rackspace`s Cloud File CDN Caches. Get Auth Token First all you will need to obtain the Auth Token. This token will be used to perform further actions via the API. For this you will need to obtain your API Key which can … Read more

Cisco ASA – 8.3 and later NAT Tutorial

Introduction ASA 8.3 onwards brought a number of changes in how NAT is processed. First of all NAT is built around objects, this allows for IP`s to be changed and objects to be renamed much easier than previously. Also when configuring ACL`s the Real IP/Port address(s) are now used. Pre 8.3 access-list acl-outside extended permit … Read more

F5 LTM – Rate-limiting via iRules

Within this article we look at how to rate-limit traffic via the use of an iRule. iRule The Table Command So that we can rate-limit traffic the iRule command ‘table’ is used. The table command (as the name suggests) provides the ability to create, delete, and append tables, along with being able to define timeouts … Read more

How to configure your ASA as a CA Server

Within this tutorial we will show you the nessecary steps in configuring your ASA as a CA server. Time/Date First of all we set the time and date. asa-skyn3t(config)# show clock08:05:40.249 UTC Sun Sep 30 2012 Enable CA Next we enable the ASA as a CA server. asa-skyn3t(config)# crypto ca serverasa-skyn3t(config-ca-server)# subject-name-default cn=skyn3tca, o=skyn3t, c=UKasa-skyn3t(config-ca-server)# … Read more

Configuring SSL within Apache

Within this article we will show you how to configure Apache to serve your content over a SSL based connection using a self signed certificate. Generate Certificate/Key First of all we generate a self signed certificate using openssl. This will create 2 files, a public certificate and a private key. mkdir -p /opt/ssl/crt/cd /opt/ssl/crt/openssl req … Read more

Brocade ADX: SSL Sessions fail when using CSW & Reverse Proxy

Symptoms You may find that when enabling SSL (termination) and a CSW policy your SSL session fails due to the ADX issuing a RST back to the client. When running a url debug via rcon you see the following : URL: process client packet return error CSW_PARSE_ERROR_MAX_MEMORY[80] ??? Free multiple stored packets. HTTP Split State: … Read more

Brocade ADX: HTTP Packets Dropped when using Pipelining & CSW

Symptoms When enabling CSW and running HTTP pipelining you may experience a breakdown in your HTTP session. Issue When enabling CSW on a Virtual Server pipelining is enabled on the designated port by default. The issue occurs when a second GET request comes in before the first GET/POST answer is fully received from the server (this … Read more

ASA – Anyconnect (Basic Setup)

Within this article we will configure a basic Anyconnect setup. The Anyconnect client provides the ability to securly connect to your LAN via TLS/DTLS (TLS over UDP). Enable WebVPN asa84(config)# webvpnasa84(config-webvpn)# enable outsideINFO: WebVPN and DTLS are enabled on ‘outside’.asa84(config-webvpn)# anyconnect image disk0:/anyconnect-win-2.5.2014-k9.pkgERROR: The specified AnyConnect Client image does not exist.asa84(config-webvpn)# anyconnect enableasa84(config-webvpn)# exit Create User … Read more