ntroduction and Goal

Step 1 :- Locate makecert.exe

Step 2:- Create the certificate

Step 3 :- Assign the certificate to the site

Step 4:- Test the site

Step 5 :- Find a nice restaurant

SSL diagnostic tool

Introduction and Goal

There are times where we would like to have SSL enabled in our development environment. SSL certificates needs to be bought from places like Thawte, Verisign, GeoTrust etc. Typical cost of SSL certificate is shown below.

Description	Certificate	Setup Fee	Recurring Fee	Total
Month 1	$27.95	$25.00	$9.00	$61.95
Every quarter	$0.00	$0.00	$9.00	$9.00
Once every 12 months	$27.95	$0.00	$0.00	$27.95

This means you also need to buy SSL certificate for your development server. This cost can double if you also setup of development and testing environment. So this article will save you 100$ atleast . Microsoft has provided ‘makecert.exe’ tool which helps us to create test certificates for our development environment.

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Step 1 :- Locate makecert.exe

The first thing is to locate makecert.exe. You can get the same from “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools\Bin” or you can also get it from windows SDK.

Let’s run through what is “makecert.exe” and the explanation of different parameters. I admit this section I have shamelessly copied from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd434713.aspx

MakeCert (Makecert.exe) is a command-line tool that creates an X.509 certificate that is signed by a system test root key or by another specified key. The certificate binds a certificate name to the public part of the key pair. The certificate is saved to a file, a system certificate store, or both.

Below is a detail list of how to use make cert

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MakeCert [/b DateStart] [/e DateEnd] [/m nMonths] [/n "Name"] [/pe] [/r] [/sc SubjectCertFile] [/sk SubjectKey] [/sr SubjectCertStoreLocation] [/ss SubjectCertStoreName] [/sv SubjectKeyFile] OutputFilePartial list of switches and arguments

/b DateStart
Specifies the start date when the certificate first becomes valid. The format of DateStart is

mm/dd/yyyy.
If the /b switch is not specified, the default start date is the date when the certificate is created.

/e DateEnd
Specifies the end date when the certificate’s validity period ends. The format of DateEnd is

mm/dd/yyyy.
If the /e switch is not specified, the default end date is 12/31/2039.

/m nMonths

Specifies the number of months starting from the start date during which the certificate will remain valid.

/n "Name"
Specifies a name for the certificate. This name must conform to the X.500 standard. The simplest method is to use the "CN=MyName" format.
If the /n switch is not specified, the default name of the certificate is "Joe's Software Emporium".

/pe
Configures MakeCert to make the private key that is associated with the certificate exportable.

/r
Configures MakeCert to create a self-signed root certificate./sc SubjectCertFile
Specifies the subject's certificate file name along with the existing subject public key that is used.

/sk SubjectKey
Specifies the name of the subject's key container that holds the private key. If a key container does not exist, a new key container is created. If neither /sk nor /sv switch is entered, a default key container is created and used by default.

/sr SubjectCertStoreLocation
Specifies the registry location of the certificate store. The SubjectCertStoreLocation argument must be either of the following:
currentUser
Specifies the registry location HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
localMachine
Specifies the registry location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
If the /r switch is not specified along with the /s switch, currentUser is the default.

/ss SubjectCertStoreName
Specifies the name of the certificate store where the generated certificate is saved.

/sv SubjectKeyFile
Specifies the name of the subject's .pvk file that holds the private key. If neither /sk nor /sv switch is entered, a default key container is created and used by default.
OutputFile
The name of the file in which the generated certificate is saved.

Step 2:- Create the certificate

The second step is to create the certificate. You can type the below thing through your dos prompt on “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools\Bin”. Please note “compaq-jzp37md0” is the server name so you need to replace with your PC name.

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makecert -r -pe -n "CN= compaq-jzp37md0 " -b 01/01/2000 -e 01/01/2050 -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 -ss my -sr localMachine -sky exchange -sp "Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider" -sy 12

If you run the same through your command prompt you should get a succeeded message as shown below.

Step 3 :- Assign the certificate to the site

Now it’s time to assign this certificate to your IIS website. So go to IIS properties , click on directory security tab and you should see server certificate tab.

So click on the server certificate tab and you will then be walked through a IIS certificate wizard. Click ‘Assign a existing certificate’ from the wizard.

You can see a list of certificates. The “compaq-jzp37md0” certificate is the one which we just created using ‘makecert.exe’.

Step 4:- Test the site

Now try to test the site without ‘https’ and you will get an error as shown below….That means your certificate is working.

Step 5 :- Find a nice restaurant

Now that you have saved 100$ find a nice restaurant to burn it… 

SSL diagnostic tool

There is a other easy way also using the SSL diagnostic tool. Download this tool from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=CABEA1D0-5A10-41BC-83D4-06C814265282&displaylang=en and create new cert on the IIS application with just a click as shown below.

Image courtesy :- http://pranas.net/Tutorials/ssl/SSLDiagnostics.htm

lthough many security software has been giving away subscription licenses for free, but most of the offer is valid for just a few months and will expire sometime in future. For example, offer by Avira, AVG, ESET, ZoneAlarm and others. To avoid the hassle for renewal, and if you don’t trust a company from China that makes available free for life Rising AntiVirus and Kingsoft AntiVirus, then probably the free security products from Comodo is your best bet.

Comodo Group is an American computer software company, which is currently one of the largest SSL certificate Certification Authority provider on the web that based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The best thing about Comodo is that it’s giving away genuine license for most of its advanced security protection application, and some of them is even top of the line products which attracts rave reviews and approvals. All the free software applications can be installed without any registration or activation serial code number or product key, and is valid forever for life with lifetime upgrade and signature database update.

The free Comodo products which can be downloaded, installed and used for free including:

1. Comodo Firewall Plus – An editor’s choice firewall that constantly monitors and defends PC from internet attacks。 Comodo Firewall Plus provides proactive malware defense with AV Scanner and Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) to stop malware from being installed.
2. Comodo Verification Engine – Comodo VerificationEngine is an anti-phishing and identity assurance tool that authenticate sites to differentiate legitimate web sites from fraudulent ones for fraud protection. A green border will appear around browser if the site is authenticated.
3. Comodo Anti-Malware – Also known as Comodo BOClean, it stops and removes rootkits, spambots, hijackers, keyloggers, malware, trojan horse programs, spyware, pseudorootkits, adware, annoyware, email relays, spam proxies, spam relays, scam downloads email/spam robots (bots) and other unique, variant and repack malicious software in realtime, besides stopping identity thieves from getting personal information.
4. Comodo AntiSpam – Eliminates spam totally with Passcode Authentication Technology, an active filtering algorithm that authenticates the sender of each incoming email message, and sender-based authentication.
5. Comodo BackUp – Automatic file backup and recovery tool for Windows with support for complete file and folder-duplication to local disks, DVD-RW, CD-RW, network drives and FTP servers, intelligent incremental backups, e-mail reporting, extensive report logs, real time back ups with “synchronization” mode, advanced rule-based filtering, same file name backup-able on multi-session disc, flexible scheduling and space-saving archiving capabilities.
6. Comodo Memory Firewall – Another highly rated product, Comodo Memory Firewall is a buffer overflow detection and prevention tool which provides the ultimate defence against one of the most serious and common attack types on the Internet – the buffer overflow attack. Comodo Memory Firewall protects against data theft, computer crashes and system damage by preventing most types of buffer overflow attacks.
7. Comodo AntiVirus – Not as famous or reliable, but free of charge nonetheless, and features on-demand scanning, on-access scanning, email scanning, process monitoring, worm blocking and full scheduling capabilities to eliminate Viruses, Worms and Trojans from Windows XP and Windows 2000 computers.
8. Comodo iVault – iVault is a password manager that provides secure password management. It features instantaneous logins to any username and password secured web pages such as online banking and email account sites. It also doubles up as a 256 bit secure storage for private and confidential information such as credit card details and social security numbers and protects against the very latest key-logging Trojan Horse viruses.

   Note: Comodo iVault requires user registration to receive a free registration code.

9. Comodo SecureEmail – Comodo SecureEmail is a PKI based application that automatically encrypts and digitally signs all outgoing email messages to protect and prevent the content from been reading by person who are not authorized. SecureMail supports ’session’ certificates for direct sending and full integration with major mail clients including Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Incredimail and many other POP, SMTP and IMAP based clients.
10. Trustix Enterprise Firewall – Trustix Enterprise Firewall is the only WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) for visualization firewall in the world for corporate network. A fully-featured packet-filtering router, Trustix Enterprise Firewall has advanced capabilities including the intuitive Xsentry graphical user interface, DMZ, 3DES encrypted VPN tunnels, proxy caching server, PKI X.509 certificates authentication and fault tolerant automatic failover features.
11. Trustix Secure Linux – This is not a software tool. Instead it’s a complete security hardened, server optimized Linux distribution by Comodo. Packages are been specifically chosen to maximize the security, performance and stability of corporate servers. It has no running services which may compromise security or denigrate system performance, features strong encryption and is capable of heavy duty multitasking.
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13. Comodo SiteMon – Sitemon is a free website uptime, continuity and availability monitor and checker that automatically checks your website is up and running and viewable by your customers every ten minutes, 24/7. SiteMon also monitors user-selected keywords to ensure your web page has loaded correctly and content has not been modified. Any problem will be alerted via email.
14. Comodo Meet – Comodo Meet allows users to conduct interactive web conferences with remote team members online or reach global audiences with online webinars. Not exactly free though, but free license gives free usage of 60 minutes of conference time per month, every month, for up to 20 participants.
15. Comodo DiskShield – Currently in beta, but will be released as another free product. A product similar to Microsoft SteadyState, Comodo DiskShield is a disk virtualization software which could protect your computer configuration instantly by turning the disks into virtual disks. With CDS, all the changes made to a disk, such as copying, deleting files/folders, formatting the disk etc. are going to be temporary. All the changes will be eradicated when you restart the PC.
16. Comodo Disk Encryption – Currently in beta and available for free download. Similar to TrueCrypt and BitLocker, Comodo Disk Encryption is a disk encryption software which protects your sensitive information by encrypting it using several algorithms.
17. Comodo Vulnerability Analyzer – Another beta app similar to HackerGuardian PCI Scan Compliancy which will be released for free download with free lifetime license. Comodo Vulnerability Analyzer scans the software installed on computer and accesses or determines whether there is any vulnerabilities or they are up to date or approaching end of life (no longer supported).

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I recently discovered a really cool feature in Vista (I think it isn’t available quite so readily in XP), which allows you to transform your computer into a phone really easily. Of course you’ll need a bluetooth capable mobile, and a bluetooth capable computer (or an adapter), but once you hook the two together you can import, export, sync and make calls without any external software. Take a look at my screenshot tour of how to do this, basically I am making my laptop a mirror of my phone contacts and using it as a headset for the phone.

1. Enabling bluetooth

The first thing you need to do is enable bluetooth on both devices. You should find bluetooth under connection settings on your phone, or some similar place. I use a Sony w880i, I have it under Settings, Connectivity, Bluetooth. Make sure to set your phone to visible, although this should be the default setting.

On your computer you should have a bluetooth icon in the tray. If you do, right click it, and select “show devices”. If you don’t see the icon there, go into your control panel and double click on “Bluetooth Devices”. This should take you to the same screen. If you don’t see bluetooth settings here, you might not have bluetooth capability, or you might need to install drivers.

2. Adding your device

On the Bluetooth Devices screen you might already see your phone, or you will need to click on “Add Wireless Devices” in the top menu. All devices which can be discovered should be listed after a few moments of searching, if you wait a few more moments, their names, brands, or types should also be visible.

Double click on the device you want to add, and you will be taken through a very simple procedure to add the device to your list. You will need to enter a code into a dialog on your computer, the code for it will be shown on the phone. Once done, your device will be listed on the Bluetooth Devices page.

3. Importing contacts

Double click on your newly listed device and you should see a screen similar to the one below. Select “Backup Contacts and Calendar Information from your Phone”. This will quickly copy all your contacts to the contacts folder in your user directory. You can now sync your contacts between your computer and phone. If supported you might be able to do the same with calendar items, emails and notes.

4. Using your computer as a phone

On the same page, you can see that at the top, you can enter a phone number and call the number. Doing this will work, but it will all be initiated only on the phone. Simply click connect next to the headset option “Use this computer as a headset or speakerphone for calls on your phone”. This will make your computer act like any other wireless headset, so any calls your receive or initiate can be conducted by just talking at your computer. I have a good speaker and a built in mic, so I don’t even have to stop working to talk to people.

The great thing is that you can also initiate a call by right clicking a contact, going to “actions” and clicking on “call this contact”. The call will be initiated from your phone, but since your laptop is your headset, there will be no need to touch your phone, or for it to be anywhere near you.

Now we download stuff almost daily. New products pop out so often. You can use any software forever you want. You can download trial version, right. Trial version expires after some days. You can stop that expiration. You can tell trial version of the software to not count days or do not bother about time. The software will stay and keep working like original software forever and will not expire or cease to work. You do not have to change your system clock. This little software does it all.

How it Works

• Open Time Stopper
• Browse and select .exe of required trial software
• Choose the new date (Any date which occurs in between your trial software time period before expiration, suggestion: set it to two days before trial software expiration date.)
• Choose any time
• Click open software on your selected date

If you wish to create an icon for your modified trial software and do not want to open Time stopper every time then use last button in software to create new icon. open that trial software after that from that newly created icon always otherwise it can expire.

Size: 844 KB

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Stumbleupon is one of the best social bookmarking sites in the world. You will be getting tons of visitors from it, if you uses it properly. From my experience it’s true. The main source of visitors to my blogs are referred by stumbleupon. But, in order to get huge visitors, you need to know – how to optimize and build up your blog and stumbleupon profile for getting more stumbles. I have read so many tips for it and had even created some from my experiences. I’ll describe briefly about them through this simple Guide for stumbleupon.

1. Tag your article under correct Tags.If your tag changes, then you may won’t get the visitors who loves to read such articles and vice verse.
2. Give great importance to the Title you gave to the stumble. It is known that stumble upon have great love towards articles named as “top 10 ____” ,”‘What is____”, “how to _____”, “the complete list of ____” etc.
3. Add a stumbleupon Badge to your blog posts – encourage your readers to give you one thumbs.
4. Join in groups and create lots of friends in stumbleupon. Your community will be having great influence on the stumbles you get.
5. Add more and more friends who are willing to help you and loves to read/stumble your articles.
6. Send the URL of your posts directly to the browsers of your friends. Ask them a stumble in a polite way.
7. Don’t let your friends think that you are making use of them.Instead, do favors back to them also.Read their articles.Stumble them before they tells you to do so and subscribe to his/her favorites. Let them consider the friendship with you as a mutual relationship !
8. Make use of stumble exchanging sites like stumbleudon and suexchange. They really works in bringing you more stumbles and there by more traffic.
9. Optimize your page loading page. Stumblers may won’t like to wait for your big page to load. They may push the button to go to another stumble !
10. Decrease the number of ads in your post. Stumblers will get angry if you hesitate them with lots of ads. The more number of posts you have, the less stumble you gets. Remove pop-up and toolbar ads for best result.

Just try to put these tips in practice. I’m sure that there will be an increase in your page views within a week. I’ll be coming with more tips soon.

Well this my 2 post on the same topic nearly after 6 month in my last post I have coverred all major hacks related to blogger but there better version of hacks now so in this post you get to know about few updated hacks and few new hacks.

Post Summaries Wordpress Style

The very popular Read More or Expandable summaries hack almost every blogger uses this hack but this hack is quite irritating especially if your using the version in which you have to divide the post into two parts summary and the rest of it, also this version sometimes works and sometimes does not and its hard to implement on a old blogger since you have to divide each post to apply this hack uniformly.

But por Rô Zanchetta @ BloggerShpera has developed a better and best version of this hack which includes automatic summaries+thumbnail of images in your post this hack gives a very professional look to your blog and once you have added this hack to your template it applies to all your post. Here is what am talking about.

Related Posts Hack

As its name suggests it adds the list of your previous posts under same tag under your post body this certainly useful as you keep the visitor enagaged in your site.

There are many version of this hack but am very impressed by a version Developed by Gagan because it mixxes with nearly all blogs and has a neat presentation and looks amazingly professional.

Now look at the other hacks and hack developed by Gagan

Use this hack

Breadcrumbs for navigation in Blogger

Breadcrumbs make s navigation easy and help the user to move from one Label to another flawlessly, but the term Breadcrumb is itself quite confusing so here is definition of Breadcrumbs from Wikipedia.

As far I remember i saw this hack first developed by Amanda which deals with usual code editing and related stuff but the best about this version is that it will appear in different styles on your different Blog pages.

Use this hack

Recent posts Widget with Thumbnails

This widget was developed by Aneesh this looks very attractive and looks professional you can edit the no of words in summary and thubnails support is good but it show images upload via blogger only.

Use this Hack

SEO for Blogger Blogs

SEO for me seems an endless topic everyone has its own way to describe it but most important thing we should we remember that Content is the King it does not matter that poorly your blog is optimize for search engines but if written good articles than visitor will sure came back to your Blog, also you need to change your Blogging habits for example post at a particular time, so that readers knew exactly when they will have fresh content.

Also you need add some cosmetic to your posts i means you should write post in attractive manner so it should be visually appealing for this recommend you to read these post.

A custom twitter background helps you stand out from the crowd. With a background different from others, your profile will carry a feeling of uniqueness. It makes a good impression and takes your brand one step forward. Why have the same background that several thousands of other people have?

Today we bring together the best places to lookout for great twitter backgrounds. Don’t want to mess with photshop creating backgrounds? These make your task easier than ever.

1. Twitter Patterns

2. TwitterBacks

3. TwitBacks

4. Twitter Gallery

5. Tweet Style

6. Twitter Backgrounds From LimeShot Designs

7. My Tweet Space

8. Twitter Image

9. Twitter Backgrounds from Webdistortion

10. Tile Backgrounds from Colorlovers

Bonus!

11. Create your own check tile background for twitter with TartanMaker

12. Some cool tile backgrounds from BGpatterns!

This finishes off with the post. I hope you were able to find a fabulous background for your twitter profile. If you know about more twitter background sites, share it in the comments and let others know about it!

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